bulverism

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Synonyms: pulverise

Antonyms: pulverise

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Noun

1. A rhetorical [[fallacy#Noun|fallacy]] in which a speaker assumes that their opponent's argument is wrong, and instead of disproving it, condescendingly explains why their opponent would have come to that conclusion.

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