an error of reducing higher or more complex processes, such as human behavior and thinking, to its elementary components or material bearers, such as physiological structures or chemical reactions.
Reductive fallacies abound in the popular works of Carl Sagan. For example, he wrote in his best-selling book The Dragons of Eden": "My fundamental premise about the brain is that its workings--what we sometimes call "mind"--are a conse`uence of its anatomy and physiology and nothing more".
by Mikhail Epstein November 6, 2003
Get the reductive fallacy mug.Also known as the homo cop-out, this is the act of calling something or someone a homosexual either to diffuse a situation or obtain a desired result. Most often used in groups of guys between middle school and college.
Example 1: Guy1: I have such a awesome six-pack!
Guy2: Really? Prove it.
Guy1: No! Are you gay!?! (Also acceptable: No! That would be gay!)
Example 2: Guy1: Dude come watch this hilarious video!
Guy2: *after watching* Wow, that wasn't funny at all...
Guy1: Your so gay.
Example 3: Guy1: *on phone with Guy2* Dude! You should come to this party, there are all these hot chicks and beer! It's sweet!
Guy2: No thanks. I have better things to do than be arrested for anyone of the likely illegal activities you partaking in.
Guy1: Wow, your such a fag...
Guy2: Um.... ok.... I'll be right over!
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Guy2: Really? Prove it.
Guy1: No! Are you gay!?! (Also acceptable: No! That would be gay!)
Example 2: Guy1: Dude come watch this hilarious video!
Guy2: *after watching* Wow, that wasn't funny at all...
Guy1: Your so gay.
Example 3: Guy1: *on phone with Guy2* Dude! You should come to this party, there are all these hot chicks and beer! It's sweet!
Guy2: No thanks. I have better things to do than be arrested for anyone of the likely illegal activities you partaking in.
Guy1: Wow, your such a fag...
Guy2: Um.... ok.... I'll be right over!
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by Bukakke Party July 6, 2009
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Get the Menomonee Falls mug.A 3 mile long road in Belfast, Northern Ireland stuffed to the brim with dole scroungers, smelly unwashed bastards, terrorist cunts, millies and spides, kids who don't know who the fuck their da is, females who walk the streets in their pj's and slippers at all times of the day.
No major boys schools on the road because they don't need education as they only aspire to signing on the dole, stealing, drinking and mugging people weaker than themselves.
Wear a tie on the Falls Road and the spides are sure to kick your head in coz you look like a fucken queer boy.
No major boys schools on the road because they don't need education as they only aspire to signing on the dole, stealing, drinking and mugging people weaker than themselves.
Wear a tie on the Falls Road and the spides are sure to kick your head in coz you look like a fucken queer boy.
My brother is going out with a millie from the Falls Road, the eejit can't string two words together and thinks the PIL is a band formed by Johnny Rotten after the Sex Pistols split. He needs his head luckin at going out wer thon one.
by undisclosed desires February 26, 2010
Get the Falls Road mug.Great Falls, Virginia is a town where poor people in Herndon are jealous they didn't get to grow up. However there are a bunch of douches there so it isnt that cool.
1: "I just went to Great Falls"
2: "I heard that place was really rich"
1: "Yea, but there are a bunch of douchebags there"
2: "I heard that place was really rich"
1: "Yea, but there are a bunch of douchebags there"
by JKBro November 22, 2010
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