{"id":91,"date":"2012-10-07T19:07:49","date_gmt":"2012-10-07T19:07:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.scu.edu\/grammarcats\/?page_id=91"},"modified":"2012-10-14T04:18:42","modified_gmt":"2012-10-14T04:18:42","slug":"terms","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.scu.edu\/grammarcats\/terms\/","title":{"rendered":"Terms"},"content":{"rendered":"

Reddit Specific Terms:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. Redditor<\/strong>: active viewer, poster, or commenter on Redditor.<\/li>\n
  2. r\/atheism<\/strong>: r\/atheism is a channel on reddit. Every channel on reddit follows the r\/[name-of-community] and contains a specific set of rules as to acceptable posts.<\/li>\n
  3. upvotes\/downvotes<\/strong>: upvotes and down votes determine the popularity and location of a specific post.<\/li>\n
  4. memes<\/strong>: a meme is an image generated of a character or personality that represents an ideology.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    The FAQ’s<\/a> of r\/atheism are pretty comprehensive and explain most of the terms on r\/atheism; however, I will attempt to summarize, paraphrase, and simplify common terms and common arguments.<\/p>\n

    Poe’s Law \u00bb<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

    Poe’s law states that when mocking a certain subject or belief, it is hard to discern the intentions. This is especially geared towards extremism: it is difficult to differentiate between genuine extremist values and those mocking extremist values.<\/p>\n

    Logical Fallacies \u00bb<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

    A logical fallacy is a fault in an argument that can be implicitly stated. For example, a common argument on r\/atheism is that some areas of Christianity state to do unto others as you would do unto yourself: however, this is not true for someone who for example is LGBT.<\/p>\n

    No True Scotsman \u00bb<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

    No True Scotsman is the notion that people shift the goalposts when an example is provided to rationalize or derationalize an act. For example, if I were to say I’m Christian, but I was born gay, the No True Scotsman example would say that No true Christian was born gay. This is basically considered post-rationalization.<\/p>\n

    \"Dunning-Kruger

    Dunning-Kruger Effect. Source: Imgur<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

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    Dunning-Kruger Effect \u00bb<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

    The Dunning-Kruger effect states that people who aren’t intelligent are too unintelligent to realize their fallacies. Essentially, when people took a test that asked how smart they were relative to others: smart people under-valued themselves where as unintelligent people over-valued their intellect.<\/p>\n

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    \"Example

    Example of Extremist Views of Atheism. Source: Imgur\/Atheism<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

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    Baby Eating \u00bb<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

    There have been some absurd notions that Atheists eat babies, and so Baby Eating is often used as a joke to label both an extremist view of atheism as well as an extreme atheist.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Reddit Specific Terms: Redditor: active viewer, poster, or commenter on Redditor. r\/atheism: r\/atheism is a channel on reddit. Every channel on reddit follows the r\/[name-of-community] and contains a specific set of rules as to acceptable posts. upvotes\/downvotes: upvotes and down votes determine the popularity and location of a specific post. memes: a meme is an …
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