by Wooloke January 18, 2015
Get the Mirror rebootmug. Vā'-kənt mɪrərɪŋ/ noun
"Vacant Rhetoric" "Vacant Imitation" "Vacant Rhetorical Mirroring"
- The practice of imitating or erroneously employing rhetoric, claims, or rhetorical devices insubstantially in substitution of substantive rhetoric or claims with the intention of falsely conveying substance.
- Mimicking substantive speech or rhetoric to imply substance to an insubstantial argument, position, or claim.
eg;
"Ronny is in an debate and resorts to a 'straw man' fallacy. His opponent points out his use of the straw man and wins the debate. In a later debate, Ronny, having lost the previous debate after his opponent accused him of using a 'straw man' fallacy, decides that he too will simply accuse his opponent of using a 'straw man' tactic and thereby win.
But since his opponent did not use a straw man tactic, Ronny still loses. Ronny has engaged in 'Vacant Mirroring'."
"Vacant Rhetoric" "Vacant Imitation" "Vacant Rhetorical Mirroring"
- The practice of imitating or erroneously employing rhetoric, claims, or rhetorical devices insubstantially in substitution of substantive rhetoric or claims with the intention of falsely conveying substance.
- Mimicking substantive speech or rhetoric to imply substance to an insubstantial argument, position, or claim.
eg;
"Ronny is in an debate and resorts to a 'straw man' fallacy. His opponent points out his use of the straw man and wins the debate. In a later debate, Ronny, having lost the previous debate after his opponent accused him of using a 'straw man' fallacy, decides that he too will simply accuse his opponent of using a 'straw man' tactic and thereby win.
But since his opponent did not use a straw man tactic, Ronny still loses. Ronny has engaged in 'Vacant Mirroring'."
"Her political opponent's Vacant Mirroring of her speech and rhetoric proved compelling to the voters."
"The news reporter Vacantly Mirrored the rhetoric of a reporter at a rival news agency to create the false impression that his reporting was just as legitimate as his rival's."
"The Vacant Mirroring of 'both sides-ism' convinced millions that both presidential candidates were corrupt."
"The news reporter Vacantly Mirrored the rhetoric of a reporter at a rival news agency to create the false impression that his reporting was just as legitimate as his rival's."
"The Vacant Mirroring of 'both sides-ism' convinced millions that both presidential candidates were corrupt."
by Texas Garth March 15, 2024
Get the Vacant Mirroringmug. "Let's have sex in front of a mirror"
"Was there a mirror involved"
"I play with myself while looking in the mirror at my reflection"
"Was there a mirror involved"
"I play with myself while looking in the mirror at my reflection"
by I like the name Ray more than April 11, 2021
Get the Mirrormug. by junephobia November 15, 2022
Get the Mirrormug. The period starting around the late 2000s and ending with the Trump presidency. Evoking the Gilded Age, the term underscores the rampant tech idealism of the time, which ushered in drone warfare, platform capitalism, Amazon and the retailocalypse, and the
collection and sale of individuals' data (often with their assistance such as with the Ring scandal). Also of note: The paradoxical normalization/ encouragement of narcissistic behavior and the death of privacy (and thus certain modes of self-determination); the rise of a cyborgian mystical-scientific-sycretic wellness culture alongside inflated healthcare costs; the replacement of social movements with personal reckonings and managing your brand; echo chambers; the favoring of creative production that is archival or highly reflexive / referential; endless navel-gazey commentary.
collection and sale of individuals' data (often with their assistance such as with the Ring scandal). Also of note: The paradoxical normalization/ encouragement of narcissistic behavior and the death of privacy (and thus certain modes of self-determination); the rise of a cyborgian mystical-scientific-sycretic wellness culture alongside inflated healthcare costs; the replacement of social movements with personal reckonings and managing your brand; echo chambers; the favoring of creative production that is archival or highly reflexive / referential; endless navel-gazey commentary.
"After the protests started, Chad sent me $5 on venmo bc white fragility?? I called him out and now he's in a shame spiral that helps nobody."
"God, we need to get out of the Mirrored Age."
"God, we need to get out of the Mirrored Age."
by poocsytipoop January 21, 2021
Get the Mirrored Agemug. by mewo rawr September 13, 2022
Get the the mirror godmug. The observation, activated by self-awareness, in which an individual recognizes their past, current or desired personality traits, characteristics, and/or behaviors in others, which is often used for the purpose of self-evaluation and improvement.
So you’re on your self-growth journey and realize—it’s not the universe sending you the same bum-ass, dusty goofies. It’s your reflection, your goofy traits showing up in these dusty people and you don't like what you see. That’s the Sentient Mirror Phenomenon.
by Troy Makwa October 28, 2025
Get the The Sentient Mirror Phenomenonmug.