A Discussion Stopper – Debate Stopper – Thought-terminating cliché – Invalid argument

Something that people have said or done so much that it has become boring or has no real meaning.

Cambridge Dictionary

 

A thought-terminating cliché  is a form of loaded language, commonly used to quell cognitive dissonance.

(also known as a semantic stop-sign, a thought-stopper, bumper sticker logic, or cliché thinking)

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De discussie werd beëindigd met de dooddoener dat de waarheid wel in het midden zal liggen.

A thought-terminating cliche is a phrase often repeated within society that quells social dissent and questioning.

Examples

“All’s well that ends well.”
“No news is good news.”
“If at first you don’t suceed, try, try, again.”
“Nice guys finish last.”

De discussie werd beëindigd met de dooddoener dat de waarheid wel in het midden zal liggen.

De discussie werd beëindigd met de dooddoener dat de waarheid wel in het midden zal liggen.

Bananasplit. Met de tram.

30 mei 2010

(1991)