Also known as Reductio ad Stalinum, Reductio ad Marxisum, Reductio ad Chomskynum, Reductio ad Bakunum/Reductio ad Bakuninum, Reductio ad Libertarianum, Reductio ad Leninum, or Red-tag, is a logical fallacy (part of ad hominem) when someone dismiss speaker's argument by accusing them as a leftist
A: You're fascist <=A is deliberately doing reductio ad Hitlerum by accusing B as a fascist
B: STFU you leftist liberal special snowflake <= B is deliberately doing red-bait fallacy by name-calling A as leftist liberal special snowflake
B: STFU you leftist liberal special snowflake <= B is deliberately doing red-bait fallacy by name-calling A as leftist liberal special snowflake
by Sir. B February 16, 2021
A logical fallacy that consists of making an accusation that some person is a communist, often with the aim of discrediting them. It can also be used to discredit an idea. It's most used in politics, often by right wingers when discrediting anything slightly left leaning.
by LPBvgc June 20, 2025