Bethany also weighed in on the topic in 2016 over at Graph Paper Diaries. She had discovered it, she thinks from Chuck Klosterman, and passed it along to me. The Tim Tebow Fallacy
Her attempt at a formal definition is probably the best summary:
The tendency to increase the strength of a belief based on an incorrect perception that your viewpoint is underrepresented in the public discourseMy favorite anecdote is still the guys calling in on sports radio, staying on hold for 45 minutes in order to be able to spill their furious opinion "Tim. Tebow. Is not. An NFL quarterback! PERIOD!" and then hang up.
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You, me, the guy hiding in the closet, and 50-100 people you've never met can argue about something until the cows come home and poop on your shoes, but I WOULDN'T RECOMMEND DOING SO. Unless the comments are funny. (Very few will be, I expect.)
If you want humorous comments, I recommend David Thompson's blog. Coffee-spit-keyboard at least once per thread.
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