by iminhellplshelpahhh July 7, 2024
Get the tactical board mug."Boogeyman Tactics: A rhetorical strategy where someone tries to distract from the real issue by creating or exaggerating a threat that doesn't actually exist. Instead of addressing the actual argument, they shift focus to a made-up or overblown danger—like a modern-day 'boogeyman'—to manipulate others into fear or compliance. It's a form of red herring meant to derail the conversation and avoid dealing with the real problem."
Person A: "We really need to start reducing our carbon footprint at home. The evidence on climate change is overwhelming, and we should be doing our part to help."
Person B: "I don't think that's the real issue. What we should really be worried about is how immigration is out of control. More people coming into the country means more strain on our resources and more pollution. We should focus on that instead."
In this example, Person B is using Boogeyman Tactics by shifting the conversation from climate change to immigration, a different issue altogether. This is a red herring intended to derail the discussion about reducing their carbon footprint, by bringing up an unrelated and exaggerated threat of increased pollution due to immigration.
Person B: "I don't think that's the real issue. What we should really be worried about is how immigration is out of control. More people coming into the country means more strain on our resources and more pollution. We should focus on that instead."
In this example, Person B is using Boogeyman Tactics by shifting the conversation from climate change to immigration, a different issue altogether. This is a red herring intended to derail the discussion about reducing their carbon footprint, by bringing up an unrelated and exaggerated threat of increased pollution due to immigration.
by King Of Fallacies August 3, 2024
Get the Boogeyman tactics mug.A person or someone who buys thousands of lottery tickets and becomes rich overnight and uses the money to start their own business or to avoid the real world because its a joke and a modern day form of slavery instead of being bossed around by people.
Random person: Hey how do you like working here I wanna work here.
Employee: Its not fun its like hell and a modern day form of slavery because its a waste of my free time and happiness so I'm using them as a tool to use the Peter Griffin Tactic to start my own business because the way the world works is dumb and a joke.
Employee: Its not fun its like hell and a modern day form of slavery because its a waste of my free time and happiness so I'm using them as a tool to use the Peter Griffin Tactic to start my own business because the way the world works is dumb and a joke.
by AntiFursAreNazis December 8, 2023
Get the Peter Griffin Tactic mug.A phrase used by the nerf (or foam-flinging) community to describe or express modifications/attachments that make blasters tacti-cooler or nerf-related products that are exceptionally tacti-cool. Popularized by retired but extremely respected Nerf Youtuber Coop772.
by oakeer August 21, 2024
Get the Holy tactics, Batman! mug.I can't believe I forgot my hoodie yesterday. Thank god Wilfred gave himself a tactical circumcision for me.
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