Claim: Thought-terminating Clichés are words or phrases that discourage critical thought–for example: "Stop thinking so much."
Evidence: "Stop thinking so much." – A literal request to stop any debate. A thought-terminating cliché (also known as a semantic stop-sign, a thought-stopper, bumper sticker logic, or cliché thinking) is a form of loaded language, commonly used to quell cognitive dissonance.