Bonus words!

[firecat]

Bonus word 1: "logomachy"

From a good comment in Scalzi's blog. bcholmes pointed at it elsenet.

http://whatever.scalzi.com/2011/09/06/shut-up-and-listen/#comment-273439

Xopher on September 7, 2011 - 4:36 pm

John, I learned the word ‘logomachy’ to describe that kind of thing: trying to win an argument by controlling the terms of the argument, or by outlawing the terms needed by the other side(s) to make their points.

It’s a tactic some employ consciously, and others without quite realizing it.

Scalzi's original post is worth reading too. It's entitled "Shut Up and Listen," which I think is excellent advice for many situations. (In this particular situation, it's being applied to conversations about oppression and privilege.)

Bonus word 2 (from the blog post): "wealthsplaining"

Comments

[firecat]

I agree with you.