goomba fallacy

noun

A logical fallacy that occurs when someone sees contradictory opinions expressed by members of a group and mistakenly believes that those people are being hypocritical, when in reality those contradictory opinions were expressed by separate individuals.

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Meanings

goomba fallacy1

noungoomba fallacy (plural goomba fallacies)

plural goomba fallacies

  1. Alternative letter-case form of Goomba fallacy.

Goomba fallacy2

nounGoomba fallacy (plural Goomba fallacies)

plural Goomba fallacies · alternative goomba fallacy

  1. InternetA logical fallacy that occurs when someone sees contradictory opinions expressed by members of a group and mistakenly believes that those people are being hypocritical, when in reality those contradictory opinions were expressed by separate individuals.

Origin

Named after a fictional species (Goomba) from Nintendo's Mario franchise. The term references an Internet meme depicting the fallacy using Goombas posted to Twitter by @supersylvie_ on January 29, 2024.

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APA

goomba fallacy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/goomba%20fallacy

MLA

“goomba fallacy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/goomba%20fallacy. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “goomba fallacy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/goomba%20fallacy.

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