The Bakern't's Fallacy is a common fallacy where someone tries to assign the same quality to some Cause as to the necessary Result of said Cause when, and only when, said Cause is the only exception to said Result; in other words, when, and only when, said Result is the Result of no Cause also.
Formally: (0=bad->(0->(x->0)->x=bad), where x != 0
Formally: (0=bad->(0->(x->0)->x=bad), where x != 0
Someone: if you hoard all the bread, then we will not have bread!
Baker: you didn't have bread to begin with so you're committing the Bakern't's Fallacy!
Baker: you didn't have bread to begin with so you're committing the Bakern't's Fallacy!
by Father of Sons December 19, 2019
Get the Bakern't's Fallacymug. The Athenian Fallacy is a logical fallacy wherein someone takes a positive opinion of something due to one or few highly positive traits, despite those positives being far outweighed by numerous negative traits of a lesser degree. Takes its name from the not-so-democratic democracy of ancient Athens.
Steve: "Wow Athens was a democracy, how great! I mean all the people could vote except women, slaves, freed slaves, foreigners living there, children, men who haven't done military service so like 90% of the population; but still wasn't ancient democracy just so amazing!
Alexios: Dude you're literally committing the Athenian Fallacy!
Alexios: Dude you're literally committing the Athenian Fallacy!
by AnnaKomneneMyBeloved<3 July 4, 2022
Get the Athenian Fallacymug. The Clintonian Fallacy, so called because of former President Clinton's infamous line, "It depends upon what the meaning of the word 'is' is", is when someone you are debating tries to derail an argument by squabbling over the well known, and traditionally accepted, definitions and meanings of words and or ideas.
You: Racism is the belief that one race is superior to another.
SJW: No!!! Racism is...White patriarchy!!!...Even when you are not being racist you are being racist!!! Even when you don't know it!!! Your very existence is racist!!!! You, by NOT judging someone by the color of their skin is also an act of racism, and absolute proof of white privilege!!!!
You: The Clintonian Fallacy
SJW: You are ALSO a White Supremacist for not agreeing with me and disagreeing with the idea of a socialist welfare state that takes from the 1%!!!!!
You: What the hell?
SJW: No!!! Racism is...White patriarchy!!!...Even when you are not being racist you are being racist!!! Even when you don't know it!!! Your very existence is racist!!!! You, by NOT judging someone by the color of their skin is also an act of racism, and absolute proof of white privilege!!!!
You: The Clintonian Fallacy
SJW: You are ALSO a White Supremacist for not agreeing with me and disagreeing with the idea of a socialist welfare state that takes from the 1%!!!!!
You: What the hell?
by GiggiddyGiggidyClinton February 28, 2018
Get the The Clintonian Fallacymug. The idea that if you give somebody enough shit they will eventually throw it at the wall and hope that it sticks.
by Friction = Distance times taco October 17, 2019
Get the McClure's Fallacymug. The belief that because someone is a dick that they are wrong, or the belief that because someone has a dick that they are wrong.
Lucy - "Chad is such a fucking dick, he's always wrong"
Brian - "you're trapped by the phallus fallacy"
Brian - "you're trapped by the phallus fallacy"
by ChadHands February 3, 2021
Get the phallus fallacymug. When you're so pissed off at the game, but the only cure is to play more. You may be suffering from demoches fallacy.
Gamers lose 7 in a row...
Gamer 1: "Damn that was a tough loss. I need a break rocket league is stressing me out."
Gamer 2: " No dude. I'm not getting off till I'm out of plat.
Gamer 1 "Nah man I..."
Gamer 2 "Ready up damn it"
Gamer 1 "Dude that's some demoches fallacy."
Gamer 1: "Damn that was a tough loss. I need a break rocket league is stressing me out."
Gamer 2: " No dude. I'm not getting off till I'm out of plat.
Gamer 1 "Nah man I..."
Gamer 2 "Ready up damn it"
Gamer 1 "Dude that's some demoches fallacy."
by Landalfthegreat March 20, 2021
Get the Demoches Fallacymug. by The magical onion fairy September 8, 2021
Get the enigma fallacymug.