Godwin's Law
Ok, from the internet comes the most famous Law...slightly more famous than Rule 34 of the internet, which is If you can think of some bizarre whacky disgusting kink, it already has at least 10 websites.
No, I'm talking about Godwin's Law. Godwin's Law states "As an online discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving Nazis or Hitler approaches 1."
In other words, The rule does not make any statement about whether any particular reference or comparison to Adolf Hitler or the Nazis might be appropriate, but only asserts that the likelihood of such a reference or comparison arising increases as the discussion progresses. It is precisely because such a comparison or reference may sometimes be appropriate, Godwin has argued[4] that overuse of Nazi and Hitler comparisons should be avoided, because it robs the valid comparisons of their impact.
It's common usage states that once such a comparison is made, the thread is finished and whoever mentioned the Nazis has automatically "lost" whatever debate was in progress.
This all comes from Wikipedia, but I would deem it to be a true and correct page.
So therefore, by likening The Mayor to Joseph Goebbels and those in favour of the Molinaro Project the Vershoenerung Committeee, she has lost this argument for her and her followers and the Bay Beach project can go along without opposition.
Case Closed, your Honour.
No, I'm talking about Godwin's Law. Godwin's Law states "As an online discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving Nazis or Hitler approaches 1."
In other words, The rule does not make any statement about whether any particular reference or comparison to Adolf Hitler or the Nazis might be appropriate, but only asserts that the likelihood of such a reference or comparison arising increases as the discussion progresses. It is precisely because such a comparison or reference may sometimes be appropriate, Godwin has argued[4] that overuse of Nazi and Hitler comparisons should be avoided, because it robs the valid comparisons of their impact.
It's common usage states that once such a comparison is made, the thread is finished and whoever mentioned the Nazis has automatically "lost" whatever debate was in progress.
This all comes from Wikipedia, but I would deem it to be a true and correct page.
So therefore, by likening The Mayor to Joseph Goebbels and those in favour of the Molinaro Project the Vershoenerung Committeee, she has lost this argument for her and her followers and the Bay Beach project can go along without opposition.
Case Closed, your Honour.
posted by Lord Gyric | 6:41 AM
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There's a link through the Wikipedia page that goes to a definition of "reductio ad Hitlerum."
Reductio ad Hitlerum, also argumentum ad Hitlerum, (dog Latin for "reduction to Hitler" or "argument to Hitler," respectively) is an ad hominem or ad misericordiam argument, and is an informal fallacy. It is a fallacy of irrelevance where a conclusion is suggested based solely on something or someone's origin rather than its current meaning or context. This overlooks any difference to be found in the present situation, typically transferring the positive or negative esteem from the earlier context. Hence this fallacy fails to examine the claim on its merit.
Its name is a pun on reductio ad absurdum, and was coined by an academic ethicist, Leo Strauss, in 1953. Engaging in this fallacy is sometimes known as playing the Nazi card,[1] by analogy to playing the race card.
The fallacy claims that a policy leads to—or is the same as—one advocated or implemented by Adolf Hitler or the Third Reich, and so "proves" that the original policy is undesirable. For example: "Hitler was a vegetarian, so vegetarianism is wrong." The tactic is often used to derail arguments, because such comparisons tend to distract and anger.[1]
The widespread use of this fallacy on internet message boards led to the creation of "Godwin's Law"—a humorous adage claiming that as the length of an online discussion increases, the probability of a comparison involving Nazis/Hitler approaches 1.
Impressive Canuck. Nice to see others can enjoy intellectually poking fun at the Unablogger.
see? we don't have to just call her names.
oh, and I'm awfully surprised that I was able to comprehend all those big words, aren't you?
lmao
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