arbitchration

Legal settlement procedures chaired by Judge Judy.

Ms. Sheindlin's arrogantly-imperious behavior and unfair rulings are obnoxious enough just in a regular court-setting, but I pale to think how horridly things would go if she actually handled arbitchration!

by QuacksO October 10, 2020

Arbitrary Poetry

Arguably the best and most popular poetry website (that is founded in the Jurong district of Singapore)

"Hey have you heard of Arbitrary Poetry?"
"It's a great site where anyone can publish their poems. Of course I've heard of it!"
"Indeed! What I love about it is the diversity of poems it contains."

by IuseUD October 12, 2022

Arbitrary Morality

When things are considered immoral purely based on religious and/or cultural dogma rather than any logical sense of ethics.

Person 1: Loud laughter, homosexuality, and bikinis are sinful!
Person 2: That's arbitrary morality right there.

by PuncherOfTrees August 11, 2023

Arbitrary

No it's not a joke. I'm better than that fucking retard and if you replace the word "retard" with "Incel" I sound like 99% of you. And the evidence is his life is literally being sustained by a team of people. I was a cog in a literal human dialysis machine to maintain his existence.

Hym "There's nothing arbitrary about it. Why should I be expect to associate with someone who considers me a second class citizen in their own life? This applies to the retard and the whore and if I don't have a SAY IN or even a right to know what's going on around me how is that not second class citizen. If I'm equal to or worse than the retard, I'll take my free pills and living space now."

by Hym Iam September 25, 2023

Arbitrary Obsolescence Fallacy

The claim that socialism and communism are outdated ideologies from the 19th century, while capitalism is presented as timeless, natural, and permanently relevant—despite capitalism also being a 19th-century ideology that has changed dramatically over time. This fallacy arbitrarily declares one set of ideas expired while granting another eternal freshness, based on nothing but preference. It's like saying horses are outdated but cars are forever, ignoring that cars will also be obsolete someday, and that the criteria for "outdated" are entirely made up. The arbitrary obsolescence fallacy allows capitalism's defenders to avoid engaging with socialist critiques by simply declaring them old, as if age determined validity rather than, you know, evidence and argument.

*Example: "In the debate, he deployed the arbitrary obsolescence fallacy: 'Socialism is a 19th-century idea that failed everywhere it was tried. Capitalism is modern, dynamic, the future.' She pointed out that capitalism was also a 19th-century idea, that it had also failed many people, and that 'modern' was just a vibe, not an argument. He responded with 'but look at the stock market.' The fallacy held strong."*

by Dumu The Void February 15, 2026

Arbitrary Reality Fallacy

The logical error in which something is considered true or false based on arbitrary, often self-serving criteria rather than evidence or consistent standards. This fallacy is rampant in politics and economics, where the same person will demand "rigorous proof" for climate science while accepting election fraud claims based on a single Twitter post. Truth becomes a menu: you pick what you want to believe, and reality is just whatever supports your side. The arbitrary reality fallacy is how people can look at the same economy and one sees booming success while another sees crushing failure—both are looking, neither is using a consistent measuring stick, and both are convinced the other is delusional.

Example: "He used the arbitrary reality fallacy in every argument. When she cited unemployment statistics, he said government data was fake. When she cited private research, he said it was biased. When she cited his own previous statements, he said he'd been misquoted. Reality, for him, was whatever allowed him to win the argument. She stopped arguing, because you can't debate someone who brings their own facts and changes them as needed."

by Dumu The Void February 15, 2026

Arbitrary Non-Correlation Fallacy

A common online debating tactic where someone dismisses a valid connection between two things by arbitrarily declaring them unrelated, often without evidence or reasoning. For example, when you point out that billionaires exist alongside homelessness, and someone responds that "those things have nothing to do with each other"—as if wealth accumulation and poverty exist in separate universes. The arbitrary non-correlation fallacy is the rhetorical equivalent of covering your ears and saying "la la la not connected." It's especially popular in discussions about systemic issues, where acknowledging connections would require acknowledging problems, which is inconvenient when you're trying to defend the status quo.

Example: "She posted a graph showing that as CEO pay skyrocketed, worker wages stagnated. The first comment was pure arbitrary non-correlation fallacy: 'Those two things aren't related. CEO pay is about talent and markets. Worker wages are about productivity. Different things.' She posted five studies showing the connection. He posted 'correlation isn't causation.' She posted the causation studies. He posted 'still not convinced.' The fallacy had done its job: preventing learning, preserving ignorance."

by Dumu The Void February 15, 2026