strucktural damage

Denotes major breaking and/or denting caused by getting impacted by some powerful force.

As much as da Three Stooges swatted and clobbered each other, it's a wonder dat they didn't suffer strucktural damage.

by QuacksO May 21, 2022

Argumentum Ad Structura

A fallacy where someone focuses on the structure or form of an argument rather than its actual content, treating structural features as if they determined truth or falsehood. "This argument is poorly structured" becomes a way of dismissing claims without engaging them. The fallacy lies in assuming that structure determines validity in a content-independent way—that a badly structured argument must be wrong, or a well-structured one right. But structure is about form, not truth; a perfectly structured argument can be completely false, and a clumsily structured one can be essentially correct. Argumentum Ad Structura mistakes the package for the gift.

"I made a passionate, meandering case for climate action. Response: 'Your argument lacks proper structure—therefore it's invalid.' That's Argumentum Ad Structura—judging by form, not content. My points were solid even if my delivery was messy. Structure matters, but it's not the message. Focusing on structure while ignoring content is like reviewing a book by its font."

by Abzugal February 28, 2026

Argument Ad Structura-Actione-Hominem

A hybrid fallacy common in political debates online where the focus shifts simultaneously to the argument's structure, the arguer's actions, and the arguer's person—all while avoiding the actual content. The classic form: "You're proving the point of this post by your very response!" The move claims that the way someone argues (structure), what they do (action), or who they are (person) actually demonstrates the truth of the opposing position. It's a triple evasion—structure, action, and person all serve as distractions from content. The fallacy is particularly insidious because it feels clever—as if you've caught someone in a performative contradiction—but it still doesn't engage what they actually said.

"I critiqued a political post. Response: 'Your angry response just proves the post right!' That's Argument Ad Structura-Actione-Hominem—using my tone (action), my style (structure), and me (person) to dismiss my points without addressing them. Maybe I was angry; maybe my style was messy; maybe I'm flawed. None of that addresses whether my critique was valid. The move is clever evasion, not engagement."

by Abzugal February 28, 2026

Argumentum Ad Structura-Actione-Hominem

A hybrid fallacy common in political debates online where the focus shifts simultaneously to the argument's structure, the arguer's actions, and the arguer's person—all while avoiding the actual content. The classic form: "You're proving the point of this post by your very response!" The move claims that the way someone argues (structure), what they do (action), or who they are (person) actually demonstrates the truth of the opposing position. It's a triple evasion—structure, action, and person all serve as distractions from content. The fallacy is particularly insidious because it feels clever—as if you've caught someone in a performative contradiction—but it still doesn't engage what they actually said.

"I critiqued a political post. Response: 'Your angry response just proves the post right!' That's Argumentum Ad Structura-Actione-Hominem—using my tone (action), my style (structure), and me (person) to dismiss my points without addressing them. Maybe I was angry; maybe my style was messy; maybe I'm flawed. None of that addresses whether my critique was valid. The move is clever evasion, not engagement."

by Abzugal February 28, 2026

Structure analysis

A pain in ass as you just follow the fucken shear flow and forces in fucken seal or aluminum stuff.
And also you calculate the deformation in beams and bars in machines and walls. why the fuck you not just make the things from very strong material and fuck the cost?!
Also in it you calculate the work, energy and stress in that stuff.
summary: just a fucken engineering science that you fucked up in its exams in a fucken a lot of steps to just get damn number.

Structure analysis is so damn Hard.

by Poor engineer January 8, 2023

Structure over Substance

A rhetorical strategy where the form of an argument is prioritized over its actual content—critiquing structure, style, or presentation while ignoring the substantive claims being made. Often appears in academic or intellectual debates: "Your argument lacks rigor," "This isn't properly formatted," "You haven't engaged with the literature." The critique may be valid, but it becomes fallacious when it substitutes for engaging the actual ideas. Structure matters, but substance matters more.

"They spent an hour critiquing my sources and formatting and never addressed my central thesis. That's Structure over Substance—judging the package while ignoring what's inside. Form matters, but when form becomes the only focus, substance gets buried alive."

by Dumu The Void February 28, 2026

Structure

You honestly MIGHT be a retard because...

Hym "I think your hyperfixation about the structure of this thing I am doing is more about you not believing an assertion that ended up being true. What you learned about reasoning failed you and the consequences were dire and now you're taking it out on me. So, from where I sit, it looks like whatever therapy you're doing isn't working. So, you're either not doing it or it isn't working and you want to blame me for not leading with evidence so you're trying to force me to do that regardless of the consequences to me or other people."

by Hym Iam May 4, 2025