Reductio ad Hitlerum
Random Internet terminology: Godwin's Law.
Anyone who participates in heated discussions online will recognize this to be true, though they may not recognize the term. Reductio ad Hitlerum, or dog latin for "reduction (or argument) to Hitler (or the Nazis)" was coined by Strauss, in 1950, but adapted as an adage for the web by Mike Godwin in 1990. It is now generally referred to as "Godwin's Law". The law states:
Anyone who participates in heated discussions online will recognize this to be true, though they may not recognize the term. Reductio ad Hitlerum, or dog latin for "reduction (or argument) to Hitler (or the Nazis)" was coined by Strauss, in 1950, but adapted as an adage for the web by Mike Godwin in 1990. It is now generally referred to as "Godwin's Law". The law states:
As an online discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving
Nazis or Hitler approaches one.
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