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  2. Mockery - Wikipedia

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    In philosophical argument, the appeal to ridicule (also called appeal to mockery, ab absurdo, or the horse laugh [18]) is an informal fallacy which presents an opponent's argument as absurd, ridiculous, or humorous, and therefore not worthy of serious consideration. Appeal to ridicule is often found in the form of comparing a nuanced ...

  3. Appeal to ridicule - Wikipedia

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    Appeal to ridicule (also called appeal to mockery, ad absurdo, or the horse laugh) [1] is an informal fallacy which presents an opponent's argument as absurd, ridiculous, or humorous, and therefore not worthy of serious consideration.

  4. Laugh It Off Promotions v South African Breweries - Wikipedia

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    On 16 August 2004, in a unanimous judgment written by Judge of Appeal Louis Harms, the Supreme Court dismissed the appeal but amended the restraint ordered by the High Court, which it said was unduly broad. [5] Thereafter Laugh It Off lodged a final appeal in the Constitutional Court of South Africa, which heard argument on 8 March 2005. [6]

  5. 80-year-old woman cracks up court room with jokes

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    Dolores Sheinis appeared in a Florida court last week for a bond hearing and left with a few new fans.

  6. Certificate of appealability - Wikipedia

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    In the most common types of habeas corpus proceedings in the United States federal courts, a certificate of appealability is a legal document that must be issued before a petitioner may appeal from a denial of the writ. [1] The certificate may only be issued when the petitioner has made a "substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional ...

  7. File:Notice of Appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.pdf - Wikipedia

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    English: The United States Supreme Court did not jurisdiction to hear Citizens United v. the FEC. No court can hear a case if the District Court Clerk filled out the forms, when the attorneys for the case did not an Appearance of Counsel with a Certificate of Service, when the summonses do not bear the seal of the Court, Fraud of the Court occurred, etc.

  8. 'Live, laugh, love': The most crushing Gen Z insult, explained

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    On TikTok, the hashtag #LiveLaughLove has more than 1.2 billion views.Many of these videos feature teens giving tours of their homes in which multiple "Live, laugh, love" signs appear, typically ...

  9. Straight face test - Wikipedia

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    The straight face test (also laugh test or giggle test) is a test of whether something is legitimate or serious based on whether a given statement or legal argument can be made sincerely, without any compulsion to laugh. [1] The phrase goes back to about 1987. [2]