u/TedStixon

I don't know if there's a word for this, but I've encountered it quite a bit lately and it drives me nuts. I don't think it'd really be a "straw man" fallacy... but I could be wrong.

For example...

Person A: "Oh, I've recently started drinking almond milk. I really like it! My favorite types are [Lists five types, literally only one of which is vanilla flavored]."
Person B: "So you don't really like almond milk. You just like vanilla."

Person A: "I know she isn't conventionally attractive, but I've always had a little crush on my neighbor. She kind of has a tough, blue-collar vibe, but I like her confidence."
Person B: "So you're saying you're only attracted to white trash girls. Gotcha."

Person A: "I know they're a bit old-fashioned and can be problematic, but I really some old 80s and 90s comedy movies still."
Person B: "So you only like old things and don't watch new stuff because you think it makes you cool. Lmao, ok."

Like... none of those conclusions logically follow what the first person said. At all. But a lot of times, they then get very haughty and try to insult you if you say they're wrong. And for some reason... a not-insignificant amount of people just automatically side with them out of nowhere.

Some memes to respond to a few of the angry and/or trollish posts I've seen. Remember, we're all fans here, even if we don't like the same things.

People taking what you said and making a very reductive assumption based on it, typically to try and belittle you.