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ab's avatar

A helium man is when you repeat your opponent's argument in a funny voice to make fun of them.

Étienne Fortier-Dubois's avatar

I declare this a canonical entry to the list

Heather Martel's avatar

Love it

Marco & Sabrina's avatar

I can think of another definition of ‘gas man’

Étienne Fortier-Dubois's avatar

Some extensions of the list are left as exercises to readers

Heather Martel's avatar

This is fantastic! It's raining men. (Me trying to reciprocate by making you laugh.)

Eloy Vera BeltrĂ¡n's avatar

Now I need a periodic table of fallacies under this premise

Étienne Fortier-Dubois's avatar

The problem with doing this based on the real periodic table is that there are. so many. random. metals.

Eloy Vera BeltrĂ¡n's avatar

Skill issue (?) C'mon let's see the Roentgenium man

Judith Stove's avatar

Brilliant catalogue! Great work.

Luna Vesper's avatar

A very interesting way to classify arguments!

I feel like I use the Pyrite and marble man too often haha

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Étienne Fortier-Dubois's avatar

Nice. I'm imagining a little Mesoamerican god, curled up in the shape of a rubber ball and being thrown around by players of the Mesoamerican ball game