Ballot Exhaustion

A state of extreme physical or mental fatigue that results from having to fill out a ballot in which Tom Cotton is a candidate for the Senate again.

“Oh my god, is Tom Cotton on the ballot again? Can’t we come up with a better candidate in Arkansas than this joker? I get ballot exhaustion every time I see his name.”

by DMacR September 2, 2022

Moral Exhaustion

The idea in moral philosophy of feeling like you can do something immoral since you have done so many good things in the past

OR

Being tired of acting moral

Concept created by Michael Schur

I was feeling a great deal of moral exhaustion when I should have put the cart back, but my Kantian ethics helped me to overcome it.

by NiawNomolos19 April 9, 2023

Musician's Exhaustion

A feeling caused by a long or intense session of performing music. Often times, those who are musically exhausted want nothing to do with music for a day or so. Commonly occurs after one's band/choir performance.

First Trumpet: "I swear if the director makes us play tomorrow I'm gonna lose it.
Second Trumpet: "Fuck that dude I'm absolutely suffering from Musician's Exhaustion right now. I ain't having Mr. Dick's shit either."

by Xioxwolf November 27, 2016

Doom Loop Exhaustion

Doom Loop Exhaustion (or DLE for short), is when a Doom Looper (someone who watches the same TV show on repeat) has exhausted a particular TV Series or Show to the point where classic jokes or moments don't barely muster a reaction out of them anymore.

Michael Scott; Gaba-Gool...
Doom Looper suffering from DLE; **silence**
Friend of Doom Looper; I think you're suffering from Doom Loop Exhaustion.

by Det. Lloyd Gross November 13, 2020

Fallacy of Exhaustive Induction

The mistaken belief that only exhaustive induction—examining every possible case—can establish truth. This fallacy rejects all probabilistic, statistical, or sampling-based reasoning as insufficient, demanding certainty that is rarely available and never necessary. It's the logic of "you can't prove all swans are white until you've seen every swan," ignoring that science doesn't prove in that sense. The fallacy of exhaustive induction is the mirror image of the fallacy of impossible induction: both set impossible standards, one by rejecting induction entirely, the other by demanding a form of induction that's rarely possible. Together, they form a pincer movement against any empirical claim.

Fallacy of Exhaustive Induction Example: "He demanded exhaustive proof that climate change was real: 'Have you measured every temperature reading everywhere on Earth for the last hundred years?' No, because that's impossible. But you don't need exhaustive proof; you need representative proof. He demanded the impossible and therefore rejected the possible. The fallacy had done its work: blocking belief with an unmeetable standard."

by Abzugal Nammugal Enkigal February 17, 2026

Fallacy of Exhaustive Logic

The mistaken belief that only exhaustive logical analysis—examining every possible inference, anticipating every objection, proving every step—can establish truth. This fallacy rejects any reasoning that falls short of logical perfection, demanding standards that are impossible to meet and therefore never satisfied. The Fallacy of Exhaustive Logic is beloved of those who want to dismiss arguments without engaging them, who can always find one more logical step that hasn't been explicitly justified. It's the logic of "you haven't considered every possibility, so your conclusion is premature"—a standard that, if applied consistently, would halt all reasoning forever.

Example: "She presented a well-reasoned argument for her proposal. He responded with the Fallacy of Exhaustive Logic: 'But you haven't considered every possible objection. What about X? What about Y? What about Z?' Each was addressed, and he found another. Exhaustive logic was impossible; therefore, her argument was never good enough. The fallacy had done its work: preventing decision through infinite demand."

by Dumu The Void February 18, 2026

Fallacy of Exhaustive Rationality

The mistaken belief that only perfectly rational beings—free from emotion, bias, and human limitation—can make valid judgments. This fallacy rejects all human reasoning as insufficiently rational, demanding standards that no human can meet. The Fallacy of Exhaustive Rationality is beloved of those who want to dismiss perspectives they dislike—women are too emotional, minorities are too biased, the poor are too desperate—while exempting themselves from similar scrutiny. It's the logic of "you're not being rational, so your view doesn't count," applied selectively to silence opponents while ignoring one's own irrationality. The cure is recognizing that rationality is not a binary state but a spectrum, and that all humans—including the accuser—operate with bias, emotion, and limitation.

Example: "He dismissed her concerns about workplace discrimination as 'emotional, not rational.' The Fallacy of Exhaustive Rationality had been deployed: her experience was invalid because it wasn't delivered with perfect objectivity. Never mind that his own views were shaped by unexamined bias; exhaustive rationality was demanded of her, not him. The double standard was the point."

by Dumu The Void February 18, 2026