Phoebe and Her Unicorn by Dana Simpson for May 05, 2021

Next time I get into an argument, I’ll just tell them to behold my sparkling correctness.

I retract any disagreement with the strip.:-D

I’ve seen better.

I see… it’s a politeness trap. Shut them up by putting them in a position where there’s no valid comeback that doesn’t sound like an outright insult. What does the fact that you tried this say about you?

so… many… sparkles… can-… -not… blink

Self-strawman fallacy?(or simply “unicorn fallacy”)

Unicorn superiority.

I’ll go get the brush…

In other words, Marigold will training Phoebe and help her to become the greatest debater ever!

One of these days, that poor unicorn is going to trip over her own ego and seriously injure herself…

The closest thing to this approach in a real debate probably occurred during William F. Buckley’s 1965 campaign for mayor of New York City. He once declined to use his rebuttal time, saying, “I am satisfied to sit back and contemplate my own former eloquence.”

Behold my lightsaber

Late to this party, so wondering: Do we know how old Marigold is?

Just tell Marigold that was some nice performance Phoebe. She be happy.

Sounds like a politician…..

Hey, you! Unhand my sparkling correctness.

How old is young? 50? 6?