Diasyrmus (di’-a-syrm-os): Rejecting an argument through ridiculous comparison.
You say that eating sand is a great way to lose weight. If that’s what you think, you should try drinking wet cement. Eating sand. Drinking wet cement. Equally good strategies if you want to gain weight and die.
Definition courtesy of “Silva Rhetoricae” (rhetoric.byu.edu).
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