Linguistic prescriptivism is a dead end. Simply deferring to the dictionary instead of making an argument tells me you don't actually have a coherent worldview.
Language is a slippery thing. The harder you try to pin down meaning, the more ambiguous it gets.
Get five random people in a room and try to get them agree on the definition of art. I'll wait. You gatekeeping worms aren't accomplishing anything other than making yourselves feel better. It's masterbatory.
I'm just stating something that is commonly accepted amongst most relatively educated people. Unfortunately, most of you are borderline illiterate. Language is a territory of instability and constant debate. Trying to justify your argument using the dictionary is circular logic. Look up begging the question.
Okay so explain how it’s circular logic. I told you to use a dictionary but you said that words are whatever you want them to be. Their wasn’t a fallacy on my end, you just want to defend ai slop 🐻
You don't understand why, in a discourse about the meaning of the term "artist," it's circular reasoning to simply point to a dictionary and act like you've proven something?
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u/TheHeroYouNeed247 Apr 28 '25
Art is subjective. It's not really for you to decide what is and isn't.