{ˈkā-vē-ˌat brɪˈɡeɪd} - noun
Spiritual sibling to Grammar nazi and Genre police.
The "Caveat-Brigade" are a bunch of people whose desperate need for validation from online strangers drive them to argue against sound reasoning by employing overexaggerated scenarios in which a statement would be the opposite of what was claimed.
They frequently employ Tu qouque arguments seeking to invalidate or detract from the conversation by lowering everyone involved into a mire of what-aboutism and semantics.
Spiritual sibling to Grammar nazi and Genre police.
The "Caveat-Brigade" are a bunch of people whose desperate need for validation from online strangers drive them to argue against sound reasoning by employing overexaggerated scenarios in which a statement would be the opposite of what was claimed.
They frequently employ Tu qouque arguments seeking to invalidate or detract from the conversation by lowering everyone involved into a mire of what-aboutism and semantics.
John - "Yeah, what the Nazis did during WWII was downright monsterous..."
Sam - "Actually, monstrous is a poor choice or words, the german people were forced to behave the way they did because they got screwed after WWI... besides, Hitler did what was right for Germany at the time"
Anna - "What the hell Sam?!"
John - "Ignore him Anna, he´s from the Caveat-Brigade"
Sam - "Actually, monstrous is a poor choice or words, the german people were forced to behave the way they did because they got screwed after WWI... besides, Hitler did what was right for Germany at the time"
Anna - "What the hell Sam?!"
John - "Ignore him Anna, he´s from the Caveat-Brigade"
by Akronyhm December 9, 2018