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Reformulated in the [http://www.cs.uu.nl/wais/html/na-dir/net-legends-faq/part2.html Net.Legends FAQ]s "Usenet Rule #4": |
Reformulated in the [http://www.cs.uu.nl/wais/html/na-dir/net-legends-faq/part2.html Net.Legends FAQ]s "Usenet Rule #4": |
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{{quote| "Any off-topic mention of Hitler or Nazis will cause the thread it is mentioned in to come to an irrelevant and off-topic end very soon; every thread on [[ |
{{quote| "Any off-topic mention of Hitler or Nazis will cause the thread it is mentioned in to come to an irrelevant and off-topic end very soon; every thread on [[UseNet]] has a constantly-increasing probability to contain such a mention."}} |
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It is generally accepted that [[Derailing|whoever is the first to play the "Hitler card"]] has lost the argument as well as any trace of respect, as having to resort to comparing your adversary to the most infamous mass-murdering dictator in history generally means you've run out of ''better'' arguments. Thus, once such a comparison is made, the thread is finished and whoever mentioned the Nazis has automatically lost whatever debate was in progress. This principle is itself frequently referred to as Godwin's law. |
It is generally accepted that [[Derailing|whoever is the first to play the "Hitler card"]] has lost the argument as well as any trace of respect, as having to resort to comparing your adversary to the most infamous mass-murdering dictator in history generally means you've run out of ''better'' arguments. Thus, once such a comparison is made, the thread is finished and whoever mentioned the Nazis has automatically lost whatever debate was in progress. This principle is itself frequently referred to as Godwin's law. |
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Showcased on ''[[QI]]'' as "Godwin's Rule", giving an example of Hitler's love of animals (and disgust of fox hunting) as a fallacious reason to keep fox hunting legal, though this wiki considers that a wholly separate logical fallacy: [[Hitler Ate Sugar]]. |
Showcased on ''[[QI]]'' as "Godwin's Rule", giving an example of Hitler's love of animals (and disgust of fox hunting) as a fallacious reason to keep fox hunting legal, though this wiki considers that a wholly separate logical fallacy: [[Hitler Ate Sugar]]. |
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Heavily overlaps with [[Demonization]] and can be seen as its modern, secular adaptation. See also [[Abomination Accusation Attack]]. Not to be confused with [[ |
Heavily overlaps with [[Demonization]] and can be seen as its modern, secular adaptation. See also [[Abomination Accusation Attack]]. Not to be confused with [[Godwin's Law of Time Travel]]. It ''might'' be justified when seriously discussing [[Would Be Rude to Say Genocide|genocide]], since the Holocaust is pretty much the [[Trope Codifier]] that most other genocides are measured against. The word was even first coined in reference to it. |
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Even Nazis aren't immune to it. On neo-Nazi forums, one participant will eventually accuse another participant of being a Jew. |
Even Nazis aren't immune to it. On neo-Nazi forums, one participant will eventually accuse another participant of being a Jew. |
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