Appeal to normalcy

A weak evasion of the actual topic. The question isn't whether it normal for a 25 year old girl to sleep with 100 guys. It's whether or not it's ethical. And you either know that and are being avoidant because you're a soy-ass shit-lib who LITERALLY ISN'T ALLOWED to tell women what they ought or ought not do OR... OR... You're dumb as dog-shit. It's one or the other.

Hym "Appeal to normalcy is not an argument I would ever make there. Because I'm not a pussy social-centrist. Is it fine for a woman to fuck 100 dudes? Yes. Even better if she's discreet and takes cash. Why are you such a sissy? And where is your wife? Ex-wife. Where's you ex-wife? I saw her pick up a spider once and it was both gross and adorable."

by Hym Iam March 10, 2024

Fallacy of Appeal to Fallacies

The mistake of dismissing an entire argument solely by labeling it with the name of a logical fallacy, without engaging with its underlying evidence, context, or potential merit. It's using fallacy identification as a rhetorical trump card to shut down discussion, rather than as a tool for clearer thinking. The presence of a fallacy in an argument's structure doesn't automatically make its conclusion false.

Example: "You're just using an ad hominem against the politician!" someone shouts, after you detailed the politician's corrupt actions. They've committed the Fallacy of Appeal to Fallacies. Pointing out a personal attack is valid, but if the personal attack is evidence (e.g., "they are corrupt because here are their bank records"), dismissing it only as a fallacy is a cheap way to avoid confronting the evidence.

by Abzugal Nammugal Enkigal February 3, 2026

Appeal to Real Life Fallacy

The fallacy of dismissing an argument, theory, or principle because it doesn't match the speaker's personal, anecdotal, or perceived "common sense" experience of "real life." It privileges a specific, often limited, lived experience over systematic evidence, abstract reasoning, or the experiences of others. It's a variant of the anecdotal fallacy that claims the gritty, messy "real world" invalidates cleaner models or ideals.

Appeal to Real Life Fallacy Example: "Your economic theory about universal basic income sounds nice in a textbook, but in real life—which you'd know if you ever ran a small business—people would just stop working." This dismisses studies and pilots by appealing to a singular, entrenched view of how "real life" (often meaning a competitive, transactional world) supposedly operates.

by Abzugal February 3, 2026

Appeal to Reality Fallacy

A more arrogant and absolute version of the "Appeal to Real Life" fallacy. This move claims a monopoly on defining objective "reality" itself, dismissing counter-arguments as not just mistaken but existing in a fantasy realm. It often conflates practical constraints with metaphysical necessity, declaring that one's own view of how things are is the only possible description of reality, making alternative futures or structures "unrealistic" by fiat.

Appeal to Reality Fallacy Example: "Thinking we can achieve world peace is naive. Reality is that humans are inherently tribal and violent. Anyone who believes otherwise is a child." This fallacy elevates a specific philosophical claim about human nature (or current political realities) to the status of an unchangeable cosmic law, using "reality" as a bludgeon to outlaw hope or imagination.

by Abzugal February 3, 2026

Appeal to Electoral Majority Fallacy

The erroneous belief that winning a popular vote or opinion poll automatically confers moral righteousness, factual correctness, or long-term wisdom upon a policy or candidate. This fallacy confuses popularity with validity, assuming that truth is decided democratically. It ignores that majorities can be misinformed, swayed by propaganda, or vote for morally abhorrent or self-destructive outcomes. It's the logic that says "millions of people can't be wrong," when history shows they frequently are.

Example: Defending a harmful but popular tax cut for the wealthy by stating, "The party that proposed it won in a landslide, so the people have spoken—it's clearly the right policy." This commits the Appeal to Electoral Majority Fallacy. It uses electoral success as a trump card against economic evidence or ethical arguments about inequality, substituting vote count for substantive justification.

by Dumuabzu February 3, 2026