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appeal to triviality

A logical fallacy where someone involved in an argument says the issue in question being argued over "doesn't really matter" in an attempt to shame their opponent into giving up so that their side can push their agenda unopposed.

This fallacy is easily countered by telling the person doing this argument to shut up and go away if they don't actually care.
Person 1: "Why do you care so much if the space marines in Warhammer 40,000 are female anyway? It's just toy soldiers, stop being such a whiny incel over nothing!"
Person 2: "Appeal to triviality. If you didn't actually care about this stuff then you wouldn't even argue about it in the first place."
by janh47 February 1, 2024
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trivialities

Trivialities are all the not very important things in life that we are put through to question in our life. But when it all comes down to it, they don't really matter.
Who cares a hundred years from now? Who'll remember all the players? Who'll remember all the clowns? What are you going to do and what does this life really mean? Well, when it all comes down..we're just cycling trivialities.
by fanboi25 May 14, 2011
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trivialize

A tier 4 player that got an ego after joining Arma. Only past-facs are Honor, Toronto, and Arma. Thinks they're good at prac, and will fold anyone in a game of Minesweeper or BTD Battles.
That trivialize guy just quickied. What a loser.
by reeetastic September 27, 2020
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serial-trivializer

An individual, usually an ignorant blowhard, who sees it fit to trivialize the success of others despite never accomplishing anything themselves.
Steve: Did you hear? Mike got hired at that Fortune Five Hundred accounting firm on Wall Street.
Tom: Yeah, Whatever. Mike isn't even smart, just has a horseshoe up his ass, I could do that shit any day. Besides imma make millions anyways.
Steve: Dude, seriously? You're 30, trying to become a rapper, unemployed and living with your mom. serial-trivializer much?
by JayzoM October 8, 2016
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triality

References 3 things and or persons.
The triality of God exists in the named persons God, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
by Chad Wheeler July 22, 2008
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trivialter

To make changes that are ineffective.
The 18th Amendment was an attempt to trivialter the Constitution; it eventually was repealed.
by Language Lover March 26, 2014
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Trivializing

That’s what you’re doing. You don’t have a point. You’re not intelligent. You’re not educated. Dumb bar slut and a secretary.
HymYou’re trivializing.”
by Hym Iam November 24, 2022
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