Faux Terminus Posts
Posts referecing Jordan's proposed term for rhetorical manouvres that are aimed at shutting down inquiry (the faux terminus).
Dec. 7, 2025
When Dogma Performs Reason: A How-To on Recognising Claptrap
Today a how-to on dogma busting, with one simple tool – and some precision razor blades, for those who prefer them. Read on, and you’ll be able to debunk everything from curiosity-killing insults, to pseudo-scientific marketing speak, to…
Nov. 19, 2025
New World Dogma – How Capitalism Kills Reason AND Connection
What do Joe Dispenza, Jordan Peterson, and music pedants have in common? Do they all secretly suffer from irritable bowel syndrome? Have they all been implicated in the extinction of a rare species of wombat? Sadly no, but you get to try and guess b…