fat logic
- noun
- Slang
:
lógica de la gordura
- Instead of admitting her mistake, she relied on fat logic to defend her actions.
Examples
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The article exposes the fat logic people use to avoid responsibility for their choices.
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Many people use fat logic to justify unhealthy eating habits.
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He tried to convince us with fat logic, but nobody accepted his explanation.
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Critics argue that fat logic promotes harmful stereotypes.
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Instead of admitting her mistake, she relied on fat logic to defend her actions.
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The article exposes the fat logic people use to avoid responsibility for their choices.
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Many people use fat logic to justify unhealthy eating habits.
Synonyms
2
6.9
Making excuses to defend your actions when they are wrong
1
8.5
A reason that seems good but is actually wrong
1
9.9
A very silly and stupid idea or action
1
9.9
Using clever but wrong reasoning to avoid giving a clear answer
A state of being foolish and not thinking clearly
Antonyms
How Flawed
Surface Forms
Morphology
Although a B1 learner will know 'fat' (overweight/excess) and 'logic' (reasoning), the specific sense 'unreasonable or self‑serving reasoning' is not directly or predictably derived from those constituents; learners could interpret it as 'logic about fat' or 'excessive logic'. The phrase is a colloquial, metaphorical use of 'fat' to mark poor or self‑serving reasoning, which is language-specific and therefore opaque without prior exposure.
Etymology
Fat logic may come from the idea of fat as 'full' or 'padded' and logic meaning a reason. Imagine someone stuffing their reasons with extra words and excuses to hide weak points, so the argument looks big but is weak. That's why fat logic means 'unreasonable or flawed reasoning' used to defend bad choices.