Top Ten Phrases For Winning An Internet Argument

[Halmyre]

CzechItOut said:

Source?

http://www.justfkinggoogleit.com/

[gooner1]

HTH, seems to be popular.
HTH.

[snuffy]

Troll.

As in any post that you do not agree with -> the poster is a troll.

Or better still, Russian Troll. Or Bot. Russian Troll Bot is even better.

[Europa1]

I'm surprised we haven't had "Dismissed" yet, which appeared on this very site.

[Tuna]

Or 'Comedy Gold' to show just how hilarious they think the other guy is.

[Gary29]

'Your mum'

or

'Boom...(mic drop)'

[esxste]

tinder said:

Or how about Godwins law, when if you ever mention Hitler your argumant becomes invalid?

Godwin's law only states that the longer an internet debate continues, the higher the likelyhood that Hitler/Nazi's will be raised.

It would a fallacy for an argument to be made invalid simply because Hitler/Nazis were raised.

[NDA]

Donkeyfelchingcrabwker nails most arguments. It shows erudition with liberal pathos.

[schmunk]

TTwitty said:

Not an internet winner but does everything in np&e revolve around stats?

No, only 41.6% of threads.

[wc98]

appeals to authority. xyz says so, so therefore you are wrong. forgetting xyz has been wrong on several occasions previously. most often used when economists decrying brexit are used as part of an argument for scrapping it.

[Zod]

Where's turbobloke when you need him?

[CrutyRammers]

esxste said:

tinder said:

Or how about Godwins law, when if you ever mention Hitler your argumant becomes invalid?

Godwin's law only states that the longer an internet debate continues, the higher the likelyhood that Hitler/Nazi's will be raised.

It would a fallacy for an argument to be made invalid simply because Hitler/Nazis were raised.

If you'd finished with "HTH", it would have been perfect

[mko9]

EddieSteadyGo said:

tinder said:

There are certain people in certain internet debates that use certain terms to affirm their uncertain internet superiority.

For example; people accusing other posters of using 'ad homs' to attempt to either a) Diminish the other persons argument. or b) to make themselves look like they've studied law.

Another one that gets on my 'man mams' is 'strawman argument'. Or how about Godwins law, when if you ever mention Hitler your argumant becomes invalid?

Go on, share your internet argument Coup De Grace' and make yourself look hard as fook.

Think you might have your logic twisted.

People often use 'ad homs' to deflect from their own potentially weak arguments. Just because it is abbreviated latin doesn't de facto make it pretentious (see what I did there ).

And the same people often use a 'strawman' argument, as it is easier to intentionally misrepresent another person's idea by exaggerating it rather than trying to address the persons real argument.

People using either approach gets my ire, rather than the people who call it out.

So what you're saying is...

[Derek Smith]

Zod said:

Where's turbobloke when you need him?

No one's ever needed him so why should they know?

[Bacon Is Proof]

Derek Smith said:

Zod said:

Where's turbobloke when you need him?

No one's ever needed him so why should they know?

What's it to you? Your mother is a ball point pen thief.

[Zod]

Derek Smith said:

Zod said:

Where's turbobloke when you need him?

No one's ever needed him so why should they know?

He could give us his 20 lines that conclusively win any internet argument (in his mind).

[anonymous-user]

You ok hun
Your a racist
Its a Daily Mail link

[simoid]

schmunk said:

TTwitty said:

Not an internet winner but does everything in np&e revolve around stats?

No, only 41.6% of threads.

The problem is: 78% of statistics are made up on the spot.

[valiant]

Zod said:

Where's turbobloke when you need him?

Turbobloke or Turbotbloke?

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