A portmanteau of “lolcow” and “
logic,” referring to the twisted reasoning that underpins lolgurments, lolebates, and lolscussions. Lolcogic holds that an argument can be refuted by making the opponent look ridiculous, regardless of the actual content. It includes rules like: “a laughing emoji is a counter‑argument,” “a screenshot of an old out‑of‑context post invalidates everything said
now,” and “if enough people mock the opponent, the opponent must be
wrong.” Lolcogic is not concerned with validity or
truth; it is a social
logic of humiliation, where the crowd’s laughter substitutes for evidence. It thrives in platforms that reward engagement over insight.