Apex Fallacy

The assumption that because very few members of a group are powerful, therefore the rest of them must necessarily share that power too.

Example 1:

Jane: The top paid athletes in the USA are African-American, therefore all African-Americans athletes are richer than athletes of other racial backgrounds.
Joe: No, that's the Apex Fallacy: you are resourcing to the top outliers to make general assumptions regarding the specified population, that is, African-American athletes.

Example 2:

Jane: Men are 93% of the top 500 richest CEOs, therefore it is obvious that men in general are privileged.
Joe: No, that's the Apex Fallacy. Men are the majority of the unemployed and the homeless are nearly 80% male too. You can't derive conclusions regarding the whole based either on the top or lower outliers, but when you resource to the top outliers, you end up committing the Apex Fallacy. It would be wrong to infer that men are necessarily underprivileged because they are the majority of the poorer 1% too, that would be the Bottom Fallacy.

by Papadopoulos December 12, 2014

Apex Fallacy

This is a logical fallacy that assumes properties of the most visible members of a group are held by all members of the group.

The most powerful people in the World are men, hence all men are powerful. This is an Apex fallacy, not all men are powerful.

The World's best long distance runners come from Africa, hence all Africans are good long distance runners. This is an Apex fallacy, not all Africans are good long distance runners.

by Zorram April 16, 2013

Fagalash

Fagalash characterizes the embodiment of laziness, feeling like doing nothing

I can’t come to your party I have fagalash

by Bobamba March 18, 2021

Famalamajam

A word used to describe a close friend that you hang around with or 'jam' with. This word is a combination for the words 'Fam' and 'Jamming'

Adam - 'So Olli what are you doing today?'
Olli - ' I don't know famalamajam, I might go and merk some Halo tonight'

Adam - 'Can I jam with you fam?'
Olli - 'Of course famalamajam'

by Ollinator117 May 18, 2010

Current Year Fallacy

The Current Year Fallacy refers to any argument of flawed logic (also known as a fallacy) that attempts to use ‘the current year’ as a reason to push any given political, or social, reform.

‘Come on, it’s 2015!’-John Oliver (An example by prominent talk show host John Oliver using the Current Year Fallacy)

by shane_the_killer May 6, 2018

Famalamadingdong

Ironic mutation of urban words Fam and Famalam, made popular by west coast hip hop artists and cannabis businesses such as Berner and the Cookie Fam. This humorous twist was popularized by social media rouge cultivator CaliOutdoor.

They all be haters of the fire we producing, Famalamadingdong!

by CDMbuddy May 5, 2018

Vegans Assumption Fallacy

A vegan must never assume that something is vegan unless and until it's confirmed to be vegan.

A vegan realised that he/she consumed a non-vegan product by failing to check the ingredients label, therefore falling prey to "Vegans Assumption Fallacy".

by Vegan1116 January 13, 2023