# Is there a name for the logical fallacy where you obsess over pedantic details to invalidate the opinions of others

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> [@Measure\_for\_Measure](#):
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> Sounds like a good thread game.

Check [Thread Games!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivial-objections/1006669/13)

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