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Factor C

When correlation doesn't equal causation, people tend to make the mistake of skipping from factor A to B. That missing third ever-so-absent variable of the logic chain is C.

"A is correlated with B. Therefore A leads to B."

No, both "A" and "B" are related to "C". It's Factor C.
Person 1: "People who have lighters in their pockets are far more likely to develop lung cancer. Obviously, lighters lead to lung cancer, it's just simple A-to-B logic."
Person 2: "Factor C: Smoking... Are you actually retarded?"
by anonymous April 15, 2025
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factory

a factory is a place where products and entities are produced and manufactured.
there are many types of factories. gyat factory, shemgma factory, pre-order factory, roushe factory, jover factory, goon factory, flobulence factory, feast factory.
the gyat factory produced many mini gyats this quarter.
the flobulence factory is a wonderful factory!
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The obsessive use of obscure or misleading facts, often historical, to prop up an ideology with a smug attitude of revealing ‘secret’ knowledge, ignoring broader context and fueled by mistrust in official narratives.
Citing the USS Liberty as proof of a conspiracy while ignoring friendly fire stats is peak factoid fetishism.
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A fact figured out by ones own logic
I used my context clues, so it was just factological
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Factotam

Factotam: A employee who tries to fuck everybody at work.
Guy: Good morning.

Girl: Fuck off!
Guy: are you mad because i finish early?

Girl: No. You didn't even make it in there.

Guy: "thinking out load" All three girls said the same thing. They all hate me.... factotam. O well back to work ladies.
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factory setting

I realized I needed a break when my life felt like it was stuck in factory settings—time to shake things up!
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Factory Reset

If you stick your right big toe to your left one while touching both with you penis and engulfing it all in your asshole
That girl gave me a factory reset last night. I might go back
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