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Concern fallacy

"I am concerned, therefor I am right." The assertion that if one is coming from a position of concern (for the feelings of others, or a specific problem), then their conclusions must be viewed as credible.
1. The more time I spend online amongst atheists and atheists themed web sites, the more I understand that it is filled with intolerance, mockery, disdain and immaturity.
Every time I speak out against the arrogant attitude of many atheists, I'm simply written off as a troll or as a Christian. I've not come across a group of people, like the ' new atheists' who are so willing to so blindly follow their leaders anywhere they take them...except maybe the Christians and Muslims. A great bulk of the ' new atheists' time is spend mocking and belittling others, like they're a bunch of drunk frat boys having a laugh at someone elses expense. Anyway, that's how I see it.

2. Welcome to the new internet fallacy, the concern fallacy.
by VoXiC December 7, 2009
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Good guy bad guy fallacy

A mistake in logic that people make where they lump all people into two cadagories good guys and bad guys. This mistake is made by police,military and other people who have not learned to think.
In fact there is no one who is all good or all bad.
He's making the good guy bad guy fallacy.
by Deep blue 2012 April 19, 2010
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Hoosick Falls

A quaint village of 3,500 situated on the Hoosic River in eastern New York state. Local history has roots in the railroad. 97.1% of residents are ethnically caucasian. There are essentially no attractions for tourists to visit although the autumn foliage is astounding.
Grandma Moses is famous in Hoosick Falls.
by John M Valentine January 16, 2009
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Great Falls

Nothing says Great Falls Montana like riding a rubber horse and the very special people that ride it.
Person 1: Brian is special look at him ride that rubber horse.

Person 2: only in Great Falls, Montana.
by waltersaman June 29, 2008
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reductive fallacy

One of the basic logical fallacies is the reductive fallacy, or in Latin, 'reductum ad absurdum'. Basically means taking a normal argument to such a far extreme (reducing it in an absurd manner) as an attempt to try to say it is wrong.

Note this is a logical fallacy. Just because one can think of some far out case.
Look man, if I give you $5 today then I'll have to give you $5 tomorrow, and then I'll be out $5 a day for the rest of my life.
by Nick November 6, 2003
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River Falls, WI

River Falls is a small and agricultural town in Wisconsin, USA. The UWRF (University of Wisconsin, River Falls) is located in the center of town and many residents are either college students (who never look before they walk across the road) or elderly. Young couples wishing to raise families often move/live here because of its 'small town vibe'.

It has the Kinnikinnick River (AKA 'the kinni'), a prime spot for kayaking, fly fishing, and feeding the ducks with your kids.

Despite a sign at the entrance to town that says something about "an inclusive community", the one by the largest place to shop, Shop-Ko, River Falls is predominantly white. There are good/intelligent people of diverse races, but a lot of the non-whites (and a lot of the whites as well, most of which are of the younger generation) are uneducated buffoons.

There is a surprising lack of activities for the youth that live in town or go to school in town, other than sports (which not everyone loves), so many of them turn to drugs or other things for entertainment. Attempts to make good places for the youth of River Falls have mostly failed (such as the Hot Spot), which pretty much sucks.

However, the education system is pretty decent, except for a general dislike of administrators (particularly at the high school) and lack of snow days. There are lots of kids getting good grades and drug free (but without a doubt bored out of their minds).
Driver: Hey, did we just hit something? I think I felt a bump.. or something...

Passenger: I think it was a college student. There isn't a crosswalk there, so they must have been texting. That's how it works here in River Falls, WI.

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uneducated buffoon #1: yo dawg lets go to bums.. timmy got some gud shit mayn, we gunna get so hiiigh
uneducated buffoon #2: yeaaaa man lets get high and not do our homewurk cuz there aint shit to do aroun' hurrr!

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Mom: Let's drink beer!
Dad: That's right, we live in wisconsin now, with our small and economically-aware young family! Yay, beer on sunday! Our taxes are high! Yay!

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Fly fisherman: ...
Hand me the bucket, jimmy. I caught me a biggun.
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Fallatio

Did you see that Fox News fallatio interview? Hannity was like, "mmmff slurp mufff mmpff slobber."
by MATT DRUMPF July 14, 2016
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