Fallacies plague us daily in public discourse, and one that's lately been showing its face with more and more regularity is the appeal to hubris.
Put simply, it is the assertion that one's own opinion or stance is correct, and that anybody who disagrees does so because they are stupid, uneducated, morally bankrupt, intolerant etc., whatever fits.
Anecdotal examples:
'Either you like the new Ghostbusters movie that isn't out yet, or you're a misogynist. There is no middle ground.'
'Donald Trump only appeals to the most uneducated people in the country.'
'Immigration control is just a facade for racism.'
It is a very lazy lack of argument, and you would do well to avoid it.
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