Thought-terminating Cliché
Though the phrase in and of itself may be valid in certain contexts, its application as a means of dismissing dissention or justifying fallacious logic is what makes it thought-terminating
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Though the phrase in and of itself may be valid in certain contexts, its application as a means of dismissing dissention or justifying fallacious logic is what makes it thought-terminating
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E.g. anti-Americanism, anti-Semitism, socialism, freedom. See also Godwin’s Law.