The letterman's fallacy is a scenario in which you are asked a basic question and extrapolate your answer in order to gain a better understanding of the question and this in turn is then used against you to gaslight you into a malformed position that you do not necessarily stand for.
The name letterman comes from the fact that it sounds fancy to say.
The name letterman comes from the fact that it sounds fancy to say.
Person 1: "If you were a goat would you fuck a goat?"
Person 2: "Would I have the brain of a goat or a human?"
Person 1: "Ah so your a goat-fucker"
Person 2: "So you're going to gaslight and letterman's fallacy me wowza"
Person 2: "Would I have the brain of a goat or a human?"
Person 1: "Ah so your a goat-fucker"
Person 2: "So you're going to gaslight and letterman's fallacy me wowza"
by Biggus Dickus2 March 18, 2022
Get the Letterman's Fallacymug. You assert a Claim So stupid that you make your opponent dead therefore its under the retardation fallacy and your opponent automatically winz
by Big eggd December 5, 2024
Get the Retardation fallacymug. by Jake433 October 10, 2021
Get the Fallacy limitmug. A word that is used by people who don't have answers or don't have the energy to answer logically feasible questions.
by LogicMan86 August 14, 2020
Get the Fallacymug. A useful set of 'refutational tools' whose usage is mainly seen in random internet arguments but can also equally be applied in the IRL realm too, such as against your wife or your boss. The former scenario is where people often abuse logical fallacies to the point of committing a fallacy fallacy, so be wise and use them sparingly and only as a supplement to your argument.
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.
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.
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.
by Mary Mary Quite The Contrarian October 2, 2022
Get the Logical fallaciesmug. An argument that states that the existence of something before its first recording cannot exist or was less.
This comes from Mount Everest existing despite not being known to the western world until the 1800s.
This comes from Mount Everest existing despite not being known to the western world until the 1800s.
Shitbagpoliticiaon#34: We shall investigate why there was an increase of autistics when our diagnostic capabilities improved.
Person: Mount Everest Fallacy!
Person: Mount Everest Fallacy!
by Hoahobecth April 21, 2025
Get the Mount Everest Fallacymug. Definition: The Lamb Fallacy, or Fallacia Agnorum, is a type of faulty reasoning marked by intentional deception. It occurs when misleading information is used to create a distorted view of reality, leading people to accept conclusions that are logically unsound. Key features include deceptive premises, distorted conclusions, an intent to deceive, and flaws in the logical structure. The term highlights how individuals can be misled and underscores the importance of critically evaluating information.
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.
by Speech Increased January 28, 2024
Get the The Lamb Fallacymug.