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Murdered by Words

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Responses that completely destroy the original argument in a way that leaves little to no room for reply - a targeted, well-placed response to another person, organization, or group of people.

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[–] agent_nycto@lemmy.world 28 points 7 months ago (3 children)

Not exactly murdered by words though imo.

[–] Diddlydee@feddit.uk 12 points 7 months ago

Not exactly and not at all.

[–] glimse@lemmy.world 9 points 7 months ago

Pretty much nothing I've seen posted here is murdered by words but I checked and it looks like they're just reposting the top posts from the subreddit

[–] Remember_the_tooth@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Mildly jostled by words?

What's a good example of an actual murder by words, just as a point of reference.

[–] agent_nycto@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago (1 children)

A good example is when it's a witty, unexpected insult.

https://slrpnk.net/post/31566745

As much as I don't like peta, this is an example of being murdered by words

[–] Remember_the_tooth@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago

Thanks! I really like the stinging brevity of that one.