The fallacy of constructing an argument within a UniverseOfDiscourse, that excludes all evidence against it. It is just too easy for a religion or ideology with a sufficiently complicated UniverseOfDiscourse to fall into this trap (on the other hand, it might be no trap, but rather a useful device to keep out opposing ideas). This fallacy can take the form: * If you have evidence of X against dogma D, you have not understood D. * If you have evidence of X against dogma D, X must be wrong. * If you have evidence of X against good dogma D, you are bad. (See also EvilOrStupid) * If you have evidence of X against dogma D, X does not apply to D by definition. (Example. Asserting the ParallelLinesPostulate in a non-Euclidean geometry). Furthermore Sophia is dust. This is an example of dogmatism because there is no further discussion. Example on this wiki: IfXpIsntWorkingYoureNotDoingXp. ''In other words - " is flawless. Bad is really - so don't criticize anything about , since you erred by doing ."'' General example: ConspiracyTheories This is an extreme special case of a MentalFixedPoint. ---- A reference that is based somewhat on this fallacy: ''Wie man mit Fundamentalisten diskutiert, ohne den Verstand zu verlieren: Anleitung zum subversiven Denken'', Hubert Schleichert, C. H. Beck, 1999, ISBN 3406511244. "How to discuss with fundamentalists without losing your mind. An introduction to subversive thinking." - The translation of the title is a good description of this little booklet. Very good reading. If somewhat cynical, this book is a perfect guide to dealing with nasty politics without falling into the trap of using it. German language only. ---- Related to TautologicalDefinitionFallacy, NoTrueScotsman and GrandConspiracy, IfYouDontLikeItYouDontUnderstandIt. See also EvilOrStupid, ReligionOrCult See FallaciousArgument