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What's the name of the fallacy in which one tediously shuts down all conversations by highlighting a named fallacy?
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> shuts down

You're free to continue conversing.

> all conversations

Also a fallacy.


I wasn't conversing in the first place, I'm just bored of reading through exchanges where at some point someone says Aha! That's a fallacy! Got you, I win!

I know you weren’t. Which was my point: the conversation was not shut down. If pointing out someone’s manipulation is not OK to you, then you’re probably better off trying a different discussion board.

the phallusy fallacy



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