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Sophism
Sophism means a person who has a fallacious argument, especially one used deliberately to deceive. It also means a person who deceives and lies about you and try’s to twist your words
Sophism
Sophism by wiggly squiggly guy September 22, 2022
White Sophism
Definition: White Sophism is the tendency for white people to negate or diminish the arguments and causes of people of color through obfuscating the lived experiences of minorities with opaque quantitative data and obscure interpretations of esoteric research.
How can America be racist when Joseph (2018) clearly demonstrates that "29% of Nigerian-Americans aged 25+ have a graduate degree compared to 11% of the US population?"
How can America be racist when Joseph (2018) clearly demonstrates that "29% of Nigerian-Americans aged 25+ have a graduate degree compared to 11% of the US population?"
A: Being a person of color in America means having to live in a country that is inherently racist.
B: How can America be racist when Joseph (2018) clearly demonstrates that "29% of Nigerian-Americans aged 25+ have a graduate degree compared to 11% of the US population?"
A: That's all just white sophism. Try being black and pulled over by a cop. Try being black and applying for a job. Try being black and walking into high-end clothing store.
B: How can America be racist when Joseph (2018) clearly demonstrates that "29% of Nigerian-Americans aged 25+ have a graduate degree compared to 11% of the US population?"
A: That's all just white sophism. Try being black and pulled over by a cop. Try being black and applying for a job. Try being black and walking into high-end clothing store.
White Sophism by AKA GG April 26, 2023
Logical Sophism
The use of logical formalism—fallacy names, validity tests, deductive structures—to defend unreasonable positions or attack reasonable ones. Logical Sophism weaponizes logic: "that's a straw man" becomes a way to avoid engagement; "that's ad hominem" protects the powerful from critique; "that's not valid" dismisses arguments that don't fit narrow logical forms. The logical sophist knows the terminology of logic but uses it to obscure, not illuminate. They are logic's worst enemy: those who speak its language to betray its purpose.
"He called everything a logical fallacy—straw man, ad hominem, false equivalence—without ever engaging the actual argument. Logical Sophism: using logic's vocabulary to avoid logic's work. The terms became weapons, not tools. Debate died, replaced by fallacy bingo."
Logical Sophism by Abzugal Nammugal Enkigal March 7, 2026
Scientific Sophism
The use of scientific language, authority, and prestige to defend positions that science doesn't actually support, or to dismiss valid concerns as "unscientific." Scientific Sophism invokes "science says" without citing studies, uses scientific vocabulary to impress rather than inform, and treats scientific consensus as infallible dogma when convenient. The scientific sophist is not a scientist; they're a performer of scientificality, using the cultural authority of science for rhetorical advantage.
"He kept saying 'science proves it' but couldn't name a single study. Scientific Sophism: invoking science's authority without science's evidence. The lab coat was rhetorical, not real. Science became a costume, not a method."
Scientific Sophism by Abzugal Nammugal Enkigal March 7, 2026
Scientistic Sophism
A particularly aggressive form of scientific sophism that insists only science can produce knowledge, dismissing all other ways of knowing as worthless. Scientistic Sophism uses the prestige of science to police the boundaries of legitimate inquiry, excluding philosophy, art, experience, and tradition from the realm of knowledge. It's sophistry dressed as rigor: "not scientific" becomes a magic phrase that makes any non-scientific claim disappear, regardless of its validity or value.
"Philosophy is useless, art is decoration, experience is anecdote—only science matters. That's Scientistic Sophism: using science as a cudgel against every other way of knowing. The irony is that this claim isn't scientific; it's philosophical. Scientism eats its own tail and calls it progress."
Scientistic Sophism by Abzugal Nammugal Enkigal March 7, 2026
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crunchy
Adjective. Used to describe persons who have adjusted or altered their lifestyle for environmental reasons. Crunchy persons tend to be politically strongly left-leaning and may be additionally but not exclusively categorized as vegetarians, vegans, eco-tarians, conservationists, environmentalists, neo-hippies, tree huggers, nature enthusiasts, etc.
Also used to describe establishments where alternative foods and products are sold, i.e. natural food stores.
Modified derivative of granola.
Also used to describe establishments where alternative foods and products are sold, i.e. natural food stores.
Modified derivative of granola.
"I need more crunchy guys in my life. I'm so tired of dating preppy metrosexual assholes."
"I'm heading out to the crunchy store to pick up some fair trade chocolate and tea tree oil, do you need anything?"
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murderhobo
In a tabletop game, a murderhobo is a player who murders NPCs indiscriminately. This is normally derogatory, referring to a player who totally ignores quests, dialog, backstory, trade, world building etc.
The term is most common with Dungeons and Dragons, but it can be applied to most RPGs where the player is allowed to kill most quest-giving NPCs and NPC traders. E.g. Elder Scrolls, Fallout, Divinity original sin.
The term is most common with Dungeons and Dragons, but it can be applied to most RPGs where the player is allowed to kill most quest-giving NPCs and NPC traders. E.g. Elder Scrolls, Fallout, Divinity original sin.
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Steve: I'd like to roll a strength check against strangling the orphan.
Dave: I call dibs on the dog.
DM: You murderhobos disgust me.
Steve: I'd like to roll a strength check against strangling the orphan.
Dave: I call dibs on the dog.
DM: You murderhobos disgust me.
murderhobo by Loup&S September 9, 2021
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