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Continued, sustained discussion predicated on the phrase itself rather seems to disprove your point, doesn't it? Additionally, from the link: > Bennett explai
by flurie 5y ago
Continued, sustained discussion predicated on the phrase itself rather seems to disprove your point, doesn't it?
Additionally, from the link:
> Bennett explains that exceptions are made to the use of phrases, that would otherwise be considered thought-terminating if they are used in addition to evidence or strong claims.
- smorgusofborg 5y agoWhen I hear sports discussions they don't spend a lot of time reminding us that everything is subject to the same gravity. If some jackasses did it would become a thought terminating cliché, and eventually we would be breaking out of it, but it would be tainting the direction of each discussion from the point where it was invoked.
- flurie 5y agoInterestingly, I find myself subject to the opposite quite often. It's a common cliché in the US to describe superlative athletic ability as "defying gravity." Would you consider that a thought-terminating cliché? I'm happy to continue to discuss this with you, but I would ask that you please refrain from name calling.
- kazoomonger 5y agoI think this analogy doesn't quite hold, as you don't have athletes saying "I can't throw as far as you because of gravity", whereas you really do have people making ridiculous claims when it comes to weight loss.