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A rhetorical tactic where, instead of engaging with the content of someone's argument, you simply declare it "nonsense" and consider your point proven. The sensepost is planted firmly in the ground of "I don't have to address this because it doesn't make sense," regardless of whether it actually makes sense to anyone else. It's the verbal equivalent of covering your ears and saying "la la la not listening." Once you've planted the sensepost, you're freed from the burden of actual engagement—you've declared the argument senseless, so any further discussion is just entertaining nonsense. The sensepost is beloved by people who have no counterargument but refuse to admit it.
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