An argument made by an arguing party, after repeatedly presenting various claims or points that have been shot down by the other party (possibly citing sources), that has nothing to to do with the discourse, and often insults someone or some thing.
The main difference between this and a red herring or ad hominem is the preceeding claim/disproved process that is essentially ignored.
Named because this is often used by Republicans or Religious people, though it's applicable in any context.
The main difference between this and a red herring or ad hominem is the preceeding claim/disproved process that is essentially ignored.
Named because this is often used by Republicans or Religious people, though it's applicable in any context.
A: Obama's not American!
B: Yes he is, and here's a copy of the birth record.
A: Obama is Hitler!
B: Nope, Hitler's dead, Obama's not, therefore Obama is not Hitler.
A: Obama's as bad as Hitler!
B: Obama has not directly caused the death of 11-17 million people, so no. (Wikipedia link)
A: Obamacare still sucks!
B: That was a bullshit republican argument that has nothing to do with what we just talked about, and I now think less of you for making that point, and less of me for allowing this conversation to go as long as it did before walking away. Good day.
B: Yes he is, and here's a copy of the birth record.
A: Obama is Hitler!
B: Nope, Hitler's dead, Obama's not, therefore Obama is not Hitler.
A: Obama's as bad as Hitler!
B: Obama has not directly caused the death of 11-17 million people, so no. (Wikipedia link)
A: Obamacare still sucks!
B: That was a bullshit republican argument that has nothing to do with what we just talked about, and I now think less of you for making that point, and less of me for allowing this conversation to go as long as it did before walking away. Good day.
by RekkenSanStopSpewingBS May 7, 2011
Get the Bullshit Republican Argument mug.A tactic that many republicans use while arguing. It mostly consists of interrupting whatever you're saying with uneducated and irrelevant subject matter.
My stepdad and I got into a discussion about Glenn Beck, and he kept butting in every time I tried to talk. He used the old Republican Argument on me!
by nannerpuddin September 3, 2010
Get the Republican Argument mug.The kalam cosmological argument for the existence of God originated and became highly developed in Islamic theology during the late Middle Ages. It gets its name from the word "kalam", which refers to Arabic philosophy or theology. Traditionally the argument was used to demonstrate the impossibility of an actual infinite existing in the real world, as well as an argument from temporal regress, thus showing that the universe cannot be eternal. In recent years these philosophical arguments have been confirmed by scientific discoveries, viz., the Big Bang theory. The most thorough and articulate proponent of the argument today is Dr. William Lane Craig.
Statement of the (modern) deductive Kalam Cosmological Argument:
p1. Everything that begins to exist has a cause of its existence. (Causal principle.)
p2. The universe (space, time, and matter) began to exist. (Evidenced by two philosophical arguments, the Big Bang, and the second law of thermodynamics.)
c3. Therefore, the universe has a cause of its existence.
Sub-argument:
sp1. As the cause of the universe (space, time, and matter), the cause must be outside of space, time and matter, and therefore be spaceless, timeless, and immaterial. Moreover, the cause must be a personal agent, otherwise a timeless cause could not give rise to a temporal effect like the universe. (Argument expanded.)
sp2. This is an accurate picture of God.
sc3. Therefore, God exists.
p1. Everything that begins to exist has a cause of its existence. (Causal principle.)
p2. The universe (space, time, and matter) began to exist. (Evidenced by two philosophical arguments, the Big Bang, and the second law of thermodynamics.)
c3. Therefore, the universe has a cause of its existence.
Sub-argument:
sp1. As the cause of the universe (space, time, and matter), the cause must be outside of space, time and matter, and therefore be spaceless, timeless, and immaterial. Moreover, the cause must be a personal agent, otherwise a timeless cause could not give rise to a temporal effect like the universe. (Argument expanded.)
sp2. This is an accurate picture of God.
sc3. Therefore, God exists.
by Gojiberry July 25, 2008
Get the Kalam Cosmological Argument mug.while in the same vecinity two or more individual begin passing gas back and forth until it finally ends in tragedy; anal conversation
(Mike walks into the room)
Mike- holy shit it smells it here
Tizzle- yeah me and ebby are having an anal argument, his ass just wont shut up
Ebby-well ur ass has a big mouth
Mike- dont get my ass started on that
Tizzle- well my ass does have a point
Mike- holy shit it smells it here
Tizzle- yeah me and ebby are having an anal argument, his ass just wont shut up
Ebby-well ur ass has a big mouth
Mike- dont get my ass started on that
Tizzle- well my ass does have a point
by chupchup November 10, 2008
Get the anal argument mug.n. an argument in which you are arguing for the heck of it and may actually be against what you are arguing for. It originated in England when a girl named Anna became heavily involved with her friend Helen in an argument about whether it was ok to kill baby seals by smashing their skulls with hammers in Alaska because they had been eating the fish of the village.
" The nice woman from greenpeace was involved in a heated baby seal argument with me yesterday at the bookstore telling me that global warming is not a problem whatsoever and should be ignored. We lauged it off."
by mother superiour October 25, 2005
Get the Baby Seal Argument mug.The Emo Argument is the back and fourth and back and fourth and back and fourth Def. Wars argument people engage in, concerning all things "Emo" on the Urban Dictionary. The argument always involves something to the effect of one or more of the following:
- weather BEING emo is cool or not
- weather "emo" music is good or bad.
- weather emo is "scene" or not.
- what emos look like and weather this is good or bad
- what emos act like and weather it's good or bad.
- weather emos are "posures" are not.
- weather emo is blah blah-bla, bla bla bla bla-blah. BLAH-BLA BLAH! OMGWTF!!!11!LOL!
Weather one is for or against Emo, there are more useless "definitions" on Emo on this site, than you could ever hope to shake a stick at.
- weather BEING emo is cool or not
- weather "emo" music is good or bad.
- weather emo is "scene" or not.
- what emos look like and weather this is good or bad
- what emos act like and weather it's good or bad.
- weather emos are "posures" are not.
- weather emo is blah blah-bla, bla bla bla bla-blah. BLAH-BLA BLAH! OMGWTF!!!11!LOL!
Weather one is for or against Emo, there are more useless "definitions" on Emo on this site, than you could ever hope to shake a stick at.
The Emo Argument is something to this effect:
Anti-Emo Idiot: stupid emo fucks are douche bag gay ass faggots! Bloo bla-blah!
Pro-Emo Idiot: Hey fuckers, emo is cool and shit! Emo has been around since blah-blah-blah!!!
Anti-Emo Idiot: metal kicks emo's ass! My Chemical Romance is faggoty pussy emo music! Blah, bla bla blah! Bloo blah!
Normal Person: FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, GET THE FUCK OVER YOURSELVES!!!!
Anti-Emo Idiot: stupid emo fucks are douche bag gay ass faggots! Bloo bla-blah!
Pro-Emo Idiot: Hey fuckers, emo is cool and shit! Emo has been around since blah-blah-blah!!!
Anti-Emo Idiot: metal kicks emo's ass! My Chemical Romance is faggoty pussy emo music! Blah, bla bla blah! Bloo blah!
Normal Person: FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, GET THE FUCK OVER YOURSELVES!!!!
by Peaseblossom85 September 8, 2008
Get the The Emo Argument mug.When a woman, over time keeps inside a large amount of small things/events that her partner does that make her angry. One day ultimately climaxed by one single thing/event where the woman unloads all her anger and everything she has saved up, upon her partner thus throwing a schmorgusboard of arguments at them.
*NOTE: This argument is undefendable. When recognized, is usually supressed by the phrase, Yes dear!
*NOTE: This argument is undefendable. When recognized, is usually supressed by the phrase, Yes dear!
Your wife/girlfriend hates the way you drive to far to on side of the road and hate how you leave the toilet seat up and how you will not wash silverware. she holds those pet peeves in until on day you go out with your friends and saty out an hour past the time you said you would be home. when you walk in the door, she unleash a vortex of anger, in the form of The Schmorgusboard Argument by which she gets mad at you for not only staying out bt also they everything else that has been making angry.
by Lyncoln March 21, 2009
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