Seductive Reasoning

Trying to get someone to do something

they do not want to do,

by seducing him/her.

"How did you get Jeff to come to the opera tonight?" said Kelly.
"Oh, I just used seductive reasoning." replied Jessica.

by Jessicock September 6, 2009

Seductive Tree

The tree of Knowledge(The apple tree from the bible)

Eve could not resist the seductive tree.

by The raddest person ever March 4, 2009

Reductio ad BigBirdum

That's what happens every time there's a discussion about defunding PBS. It always quickly heads to "What about Sesame Street and Big Bird? The children!"

"Here we go. Linda started talking about defunding PBS. I give it five minutes until we get to reductio ad BigBirdum."

by nwsltr March 21, 2017

Reductio Ad Absurdum

Reductio Ad Absurdum (Latin for "reduction to absurdity") is a logical argument that refutes a statement by proving that the premise would lead to a logically absurd and ridiculous conclusion.

Another great phrase to use against flat-earthers and other conspiracy nutjobs alike.

Flat-earther: THE EARTH IS FLAT!!!!

Me, an intellectual: Oh yeah, then explain how nobody has ever fallen off the edge of the earth. Reductio Ad Absurdum.

by Mary Mary Quite The Contrarian October 30, 2021

Reluctivated

(Adjective) State of being both reluctant and motivated simultaneously. This leaves you feeling paralyzed to move forward with anything.

1. I planned on cleaning my room but I was reluctivated.

2. Had I not been reluctivated I would’ve organized all the papers you asked for.

3. She was too reluctivated to change the batteries in the smoke alarm.

by TemptressTease January 3, 2022

counter-seductive

when somebody tries to do things to appear more desirable and fails to the most negative degree.

friend1:man! you see ol' girl's ass in that outfit? she's killin' em!

friend2:but really did you see the 80 layers of make-up? sooo counter-seductive...

by Korbin Pheenix January 26, 2009

Mediumship Reductionism

It is the idea inside skeptical and neoatheist circles about reduce mediumship to simple psychological tricks and mental problems, considering all mediums as charlatans and mentally ill people.

"The medium refuted the thesis of mediumship reductionism in the discussion with the neo-atheist during the mediumship session."

"Extraphysical theory refutes the mediumship reductionism theory... But skepticals and neoatheists do not want to recognize it."

by Full Monteirism January 29, 2021