One singular instance of something that people use in an attempt at an open-and-shut case (similar to anecdotal fallacy).
A: Jeanne Calment, the oldest person to ever live, smoked cigarettes regularly; therefore, smoking isn't bad for you.
B: Well shit, your pet example totally debunks the fact that 480,000 people die from smoking every year in the U.S. alone.
B: Well shit, your pet example totally debunks the fact that 480,000 people die from smoking every year in the U.S. alone.
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Teacher: Be attentive when our guest speaker is giving their speech
Student lounging with their phone at the back: Whut do u mean be attentive?
Teacher, irritated: Well a contra-example will be acting like you
Student lounging with their phone at the back: Whut do u mean be attentive?
Teacher, irritated: Well a contra-example will be acting like you
by Harvard University Press July 12, 2019
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An example that follows a principle or rule, which can be in religion, math, music, science, etc., and refers to something reduced to its most basic form.
My professor explained that a gene can become an oncogene by a point mutation that causes the gene to always be turned on. He used Ras as a canonical example of this idea because one point mutation in the Ras gene can result in it being constitutively turned on and leading to cancer.
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I am grateful for Atony reaching out to me first. He has finally expressed how much he misses me and how sorry he is. He suggests we start over. I feel respected and excited for this new opportunity. I am valued, and we will work out. I am so grateful.
369 method example is reaching out
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Some people think that when someone is killed on tv, that people are trying to make an example of what they can keep getting away with, even if everyone can see it. That's power to be able to kill right in front of everybody and nothing happens to you.
The death of george floyd was an illuminating event for some, even if they had seen something like it before. White people do get killed in videos, but you dont see them getting killed by cops, usually you see contractors getting heads cut off and shit like that. Death is a lot like cinema or the box office, you have people who are in the business of death videos, and they know people never get enough trauma. Some people thought of it as an illuminati example.
by Solid Mantis May 30, 2020
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Something that is used by metalheads to explain to people how not all death growls in metal are meant to be angry. The play growl is a type of growl used by dogs when they feel happy. This growl is often used as an example to prove to others how most death growls are not meant to sound all angry.
People think metal growling is all angry? Show them the play growl example and they'll think twice before judging.
by CelticEagle February 15, 2019
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