List of thought-terminating clichรฉs:
"It is what it is."
"That's just the way it is."
"Everything happens for a reason."
"Let's agree to disagree."
"It'll all work out."
"You're overreacting."
"Calm down."
"Boys will be boys."
"That's just how people are."
"We're all doing our best."
"There's no use crying over spilled milk."
"That's just the way things are."
"Don't be so sensitive."
"They're just jealous."
"Live and let live."
"That's politics."
"You can't change human nature."
"It's part of life."
"Everyone does it."
Thought-terminating clichรฉs are short, familiar phrases that halt critical thinking by offering ready-made answers or dismissals instead of engaging with nuance. They function as conversational shortcuts that deflect questions, invalidate feelings, and close debateโoften protecting social comfort or existing power structures by discouraging further inquiry. Overused in personal, political, and institutional contexts, these clichรฉs ease momentary tension but perpetuate misunderstanding and prevent meaningful change.
Thought-terminating clichรฉ - Wikipedia
