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Murdered by Words
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Responses that completely destroy the original argument in a way that leaves little to no room for reply - a targeted, well-placed response to another person, organization, or group of people.
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- Personal appearance ("You're fat", "You're ugly")
- Posts with little-to-no context
- Posts based on a grammar/spelling error
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- "Your values are bad" without any logcal or factual ways of showing that they are wrong ("I believe in capitalism" - "Well, then you must be evil" or "Fuck you you ignorant asshole")
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No you’re thinking of Murphys Law, where the number of transistors in a circuit doubles roughly every two years
Murphy’s Law is:
Thank you for not smoking
No, you’re thinking of Moore’s Law, which is where without a clear indicator of the author's intent, any parody or sarcastic expression of extreme views can be mistaken by some readers for a sincere expression of those views. It’s why the “\s” thing exists.
no you're thinking of Sturgeon's law, where you can replace all resistors and capacitors in a circuit with a big one of each of the same total value
I think you're thinking of Betteridge's Law, which is a side dish consisting of thinly-sliced cabbage in dressing.
I think you’re thinking of Cole’s Law, where you are only allowed to include up to 5 citations in your report out of Cole’s Notes. Also word salad.
Pretty sure this is about Cole Protocol, which specifies procedures to prevent UNSC Ships from leading the Covenant to Earth. It uses a random series of slip space jumps, along with removal or complete destruction of all data sources pertaining to the location of Earth.