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I'm familiar with one-uppers - like if you say I only got 6 hours of sleep last night and someone has to chime in and say "that's nothing! I got only 3 hours"

So something similar to that but not one-upping.

Like if you said "I worked in a warehouse once, my boss was cool, and the work wasn't bad. " And then someone replied with, "I don't know what gravy-ass, non-real-job place you worked at, but every warehouse I have worked in sucks!"

So, the person is kind of one-upping but that the same time trying to claim that your lived experience isn't true and their experience is the way things actually are.

Is there a word for that?

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago) (1 children)

it's a fucking stupid answer. that's not what anecdotal evidence means at all

[–] TokenBoomer 1 points 10 hours ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

It's just a broad umbrella concept in formal logic. what makes you think this interaction is best described by logic and not psychological or social dynamics? it's not like the fuckin dude is publishing a research paper. op has someone busting their aglets and wants to find words to describe the experience. what makes you think their chief complaint is the same concept that can describe the statement "all cats are black"

[–] TokenBoomer 2 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago) (1 children)

Eristics aside, I think anecdotal fits:

What is Anecdotal Fallacy?

It is an informal fallacy where a person uses personal experiences or a singular example to back their argument or stance instead of compelling evidence.

Edit: After reading the question again, and trying to understand your thoughts, I think I agree more with egocentric bias.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago)

ooh i see so it doesnt fall under formal logic. interesting! honestly that makes me feel even more strongly against it lol. but still more than anything it comes down to rationalizing an irrational process -- after all even speaking the language of faulty logic is a way of turning things into logic!

yea i didnt specify it in my own answer but i think egocentric bias is a good fit. however even that expression does not inherently convey the hostility that OP is experiencing!