A thought-terminating cliché is a commonly used phrase, often presented as folk wisdom, used to shut down further thought or cognitive dissonance.
Un "thought-terminating cliché" è una frase comune usata per soffocare il pensiero critico o il dissenso cognitivo.
| Fallacy | Thought-terminating cliché |
|---|---|
| Definition and Examples | a commonly used phrase, sometimes passing as folk wisdom, used to quell cognitive dissonance. E.g. "drugs are bad" |
Tags: fallacies, logic
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