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noun
A logical fallacy that occurs when someone sees contradictory opinions expressed by members of a group and mistakenly believes that those people are being hypocritical, when in reality those contradictory opinions were expressed by separate individuals.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Internet
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Broader terms: association fallacy
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Goomba fallacy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of
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History
Named after a fictional species (Goomba) from Nintendo's Mario franchise. The term references an Internet meme depicting the fallacy using Goombas posted to Twitter by @supersylvie_ on January 29, 2024.
