Lumpy Thinking:
Another term for the Fallacy of Composition. It's famously employed by politicians, pundits, and anyone who wants to paint an overly simplistic "us vs. them" scenario.
It's closely associated with bait-and-switch tactics that attempt to associate one idea with another. Such as:
Godbranding:
A bait-and-switch tactic in which the presenter uses God and the Bible in association with their personal opinions and ideas -- which leads to followers assuming that if someone criticizes the presenter's ideas, they are also criticizing the idea of God. (E.g.: "You're trying to disprove God by criticizing Harun Yahya's skull identifications" Reply: "You're Godbranding your ignorance".)
Pee-Wee Herman Creationist
A creationist who believes that by utilizing the playground tactic of hijacking the opponent's accusations and turning it back on them ("I know you are, but what am I?") it will make them even with their opponent. For example, creationists accusing scientists of not doing "real science". (This tactic has also become a favorite of right wing pundits).
Ouroborass
Similar to the concept of a snake eating its tail, except the ends are switched. Kind of like this famous picture:
This is in regards to the phenomenom of writers, philosophers, political pundits, etc. who have taken an insightful idea off onto a tangent and beyond the realm of batfoolery:
I'm reminded of reading a lengthy essay by Dave Sim, the creator of a once-celebrated independent graphic novel (Cerebus the Aardvark). Entitled "Tangents", Sim goes off on an elaborate, misogynistic diatribe where he describes -- in laborious and excruciating detail- -- topics like spanking, buttocks and women oogling over pet poodles... eventually wrapping it all up to the earth-shattering "conclusion" that all white women consider black men to be the equals of cats and dogs. O_o
This practice can be found across all political persuasions, when the pursuit of an idea eventually becomes an exaggerated and corrupted caricature of said idea.
Fundies are famous for plumbing its deepest depths, but unfortunately, I've even seen Richard Dawkins descend into Ouroborassness. Perhaps no one is immune to this... I think it demonstrates the limits of human comprehension and the mind's tendency to want to organize and simplify information vs. the messiness and vastness of reality (although it might make for amusing premises and plot devices in cartoons and science fiction).
When in doubt, simply consider that there might be exceptions to the rule!
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