Thought-Terminating Cliché

Re:Thought-Terminating Cliché by amadeuspagel on Monday February 09, 2026 @08:54AM (#46945238)

So a cliché is thought-terminating when it is intentionally used to dissent?

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Re:Thought-Terminating Cliché by layer8 on Monday February 09, 2026 @09:01AM (#46945287)

You missed the “only”. The article states having one of the three as a necessary condition, not as a sufficient one.

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Re:Thought-Terminating Cliché by amadeuspagel on Monday February 09, 2026 @09:16AM (#46945450)

But the intention to dissent can be what makes a cliché thought-terminating?

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