this fallacy applies can be applied whenever you decide to end an argument, but the person keeps going over and over.
(you): I'm done arguing you (whomever)!
(whomever): I'm not! blah blah blah blah
(you): Case Closed Fallacy., leave me the hell alone.
(whomever): I'm not! blah blah blah blah
(you): Case Closed Fallacy., leave me the hell alone.
by X allmighty October 10, 2023
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Village Idiot Fallacy: This fallacy occurs when Person A highlights a foolish argument made by Person B and criticizes it. Person A then wrongly assumes that anyone remotely associated with Person B also holds the same foolish belief. This fallacy is often applied to entire groups, especially in online discourse. The term "Village Idiot Fallacy" comes from the idea of pointing to the village idiot and then assuming the entire village shares his beliefs, illustrating guilt by association.
Hasty Generalization: This fallacy occurs when someone makes a broad generalization based on a small or unrepresentative sample. (Person A is making a generalization about a group of people based on the beliefs or actions of one individual, the "village idiot.")
Association Fallacy (Guilt by Association): This occurs when someone asserts that qualities of one thing are inherently qualities of another, merely by an irrelevant association. (Person A is claiming that the whole group shares the same beliefs and qualities of the "village idiot" simply because they are associated with him.)
Combining these concepts this is how "The Village Idiot Fallacy" manifests itself.
Village Idiot Fallacy: This fallacy occurs when Person A highlights a foolish argument made by Person B and criticizes it. Person A then wrongly assumes that anyone remotely associated with Person B also holds the same foolish belief. This fallacy is often applied to entire groups, especially in online discourse. The term "Village Idiot Fallacy" comes from the idea of pointing to the village idiot and then assuming the entire village shares his beliefs, illustrating guilt by association.
Hasty Generalization: This fallacy occurs when someone makes a broad generalization based on a small or unrepresentative sample. (Person A is making a generalization about a group of people based on the beliefs or actions of one individual, the "village idiot.")
Association Fallacy (Guilt by Association): This occurs when someone asserts that qualities of one thing are inherently qualities of another, merely by an irrelevant association. (Person A is claiming that the whole group shares the same beliefs and qualities of the "village idiot" simply because they are associated with him.)
Combining these concepts this is how "The Village Idiot Fallacy" manifests itself.
The Village Idiot Fallacy Example:
Person A: "Person B didn't recycle their plastic bottle after lunch. Can you believe that?"
Person A (later): "People from that apartment complex are so irresponsible. They're all like Person B, not caring about the environment at all."
Person A: "Person B didn't recycle their plastic bottle after lunch. Can you believe that?"
Person A (later): "People from that apartment complex are so irresponsible. They're all like Person B, not caring about the environment at all."
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“Your character has flaws”
“NO HE DOES NOT AND EVEN IF HE DOES NOT PROVRE IT”
“Damn bro it’s not that serious
“IDGAF PROVE HE HAS FLAWS ILL DEFEND MY CHARACTER NO MATTER WHAT EVEN IF THIER NOT GONNA LET ME HIT.
“Bitch I don’t have to prove it to state it gtf out of my face you just committed a dick riding fallacy.
“NO HE DOES NOT AND EVEN IF HE DOES NOT PROVRE IT”
“Damn bro it’s not that serious
“IDGAF PROVE HE HAS FLAWS ILL DEFEND MY CHARACTER NO MATTER WHAT EVEN IF THIER NOT GONNA LET ME HIT.
“Bitch I don’t have to prove it to state it gtf out of my face you just committed a dick riding fallacy.
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This comes from Mount Everest existing despite not being known to the western world until the 1800s.
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Person: Mount Everest Fallacy!
Person: Mount Everest Fallacy!
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In a political discourse, the speaker employed The Lamb Fallacy by selectively presenting data to support their narrative, intentionally distorting the information to mislead the audience into accepting a conclusion that did not accurately reflect the true state of affairs.
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Also related to non sequitur.
Also related to non sequitur.
1) Jim called out his boss by using logical fallacies to poke holes in his ridiculous decisions.
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2) Tommy used logical fallacies to his advantage in order to expose the inconsistencies in his girlfriend's reasoning with regards to how he should spend his money.
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