A meta-fallacy and meta-bias that functions as the opposite of a logical leap. Instead of criticizing an actual leap in reasoning, the accuser labels any inference—no matter how well-supported—as a “logical leap,” “hasty generalization,” or “non sequitur.” The goal is to discredit the opponent’s logic or conclusions without engaging the content. Logical retention sets an impossibly high bar for what counts as a valid step, demanding that every premise be exhaustively defended and every implication be explicitly spelled out. It is a form of epistemic gatekeeping that makes productive argument impossible.
Logical Retention Example: “He had provided a three‑step argument with sources for each step; she called it a ‘logical leap.’ Logical retention: refusing to accept any inference as valid.”
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Person 1. Yeah, she is way passed her age of resentment
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Get the Week of Repentance mug.Hym "Then how about you don't deliberately do things to make people bitter and resentful? I mean, you can't possibly delude yourself into believing you're not doing this to me because you're not bitter and resentful. Well... Ok yeah no you probably can but listen: How about not stealing all of their shit. How about not denigrating them as barbarians. Or maybe not treating their culture as inferior."
Dr. Jeepjorp "Or they could just not be bitter and resentful in spite of me doing that."
Hym "Yeah, no good plan! Here, hold this:"
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Dr. Jeepjorp "Noooo! Me organs!"
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Get the Bitter and resentful mug.A sociological framework analyzing how resentment—a persistent, simmering anger at perceived unfair treatment or status humiliation—becomes a collective political force. Social resentment often arises when groups feel that others are unfairly advancing while they are held back, or that their dignity is being denied. It is distinct from simple anger: resentment nurses the wound, refuses reconciliation, and seeks not justice but the other’s downfall. The theory explains the dynamics of populism, culture wars, and intergroup hostility, showing that resentment often masks underlying structural inequalities with personal grievances.
Theory of Social Resentment Example: “His politics were driven not by policy preferences but by social resentment—he didn’t care what taxes were cut as long as ‘those people’ didn’t benefit more than he did.”
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