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Monopolizing

Dude, Bryce and Erin were monopolizing all over on my floor last night.
Monopolizing by Kendra Bee November 24, 2009

Monopolizing It 

When someone is the only one in the strip-club sitting in the area where you toss money to the strippers. By him being the only one he can put out however much he wants and the strippers are forced to dance for however much money the person is willing to give. Thus "Monopolizing It"
Person 1: Look over there Mike is really "Monopolizing It!"
Person 2: Yeah your right shes putting her tits in his face for $2!
Monopolizing It by ArcticFOX July 8, 2012

Monopolizing the Logic

A rhetorical strategy where one party claims exclusive access to logic, positioning themselves as the sole arbiter of what counts as reasonable and dismissing all other views as illogical. It's not arguing—it's gatekeeping reason itself. By monopolizing logic, the speaker doesn't have to engage arguments; they just declare that their opponents are outside the bounds of reason. The move is powerful because it frames disagreement as pathology, debate as delusion.
Monopolizing the Logic "I'm just being logical—you're being emotional/ideological/irrational." That's Monopolizing the Logic—assuming your framework is logic itself, not one logic among many. Logic doesn't belong to you; reasoning isn't your property. When you monopolize it, you're not arguing—you're excluding."

Monopolizing the Reason

Similar to Monopolizing Logic, but broader—claiming exclusive access to reason itself, positioning opponents as beyond the pale of rational discourse. The move forecloses debate by defining opponents as unreasonable, irrational, or insane. It's the ultimate conversation-ender: once someone is defined as outside reason, nothing they say needs to be heard.
"There's no point discussing this with you—you're just not being reasonable." That's Monopolizing the Reason—declaring yourself the judge of reason, your opponents the defendants. But reason isn't a possession; it's a capacity we all share. Using it to exclude is using it to dominate."