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we should coin a term for this, but I can't think of a good one - "licentious language" doesn't quite have the same ring as "fake news!"
by jerkstate 9y ago
we should coin a term for this, but I can't think of a good one - "licentious language" doesn't quite have the same ring as "fake news!"
- ska 9y agoWhat's wrong with "bullshit" ?
- SilasX 9y agoIn Less Wrong/Slate Star Codex circles, it's called the Non-Central Fallacy (basically, trying to assert that a technically-valid edge case of X should be treated as if it's a typical example of X): http://lesswrong.com/lw/e95/the_noncentral_fallacy_the_worst_argument_in_the/ http://lesswrong.com/lw/e95/the_noncentral_fallacy_the_worst...
- thingification 9y agoI guess you're wanting both a more specific and more infectious (or virulent?) word, but: equivocation.