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Argument Clinic
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The classic Monty Python sketch in which a man visits an Argument Clinic to buy an argument. It is a wordplay-heavy bit about contradiction versus real argument.
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Invoked as a joke whenever online discussions devolve into pointless contradiction or arguing for its own sake.
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By all means, please link these (non-)famous places. Social media is so much Argument Clinic[1] crammed into the vastness of cyberspace. [1] [VIDEO]
Read original comment ↗This reminds me of the "Abuse" room from Monty Python's Argument Clinic [0]. Shirley I'm not the only one. [0] [VIDEO]
Read original comment ↗> Interns have shut down AWS before Please provide a reference for this outrageous claim. Unless you are just looking for an argument? I am ok with it, but it will cost you: [VIDEO]
Read original comment ↗John Cleese: "Look, if I argue with you, I must take up the contrary position" Michael Palin: "That isn't just saying 'no it isn't'" Cleese: "Yes it is" Palin: "No it isn't!" Palin: "..." ( [VIDEO] - Monty Python's Argument Clinic )
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