English Explanatory Dictionary

Goomba fallacy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.
noun
  1. Alternative letter-case form of Goomba fallacy.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

Goomba fallacy Goomba fallacies

Etymology

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.

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