> Paternalism: A serious fallacy of ethos, arbitrarily tut-tutting, dismissing or ignoring another's arguments or concerns as "childish" or "immature;" taking a

> Paternalism: A serious fallacy of ethos, arbitrarily tut-tutting, dismissing or ignoring another's arguments or concerns as "childish" or "immature;" taking a condescending attitude of superiority toward opposing standpoints or toward opponents themselves. Source: Master List of Logical Fallacies - http://utminers.utep.edu/omwilliamson/engl1311/fallacies.htm http://utminers.utep.edu/omwilliamson/engl1311/fallacies.htm