MEME REFERENCE

So You Agree

Use to seize on someone's admission and show that it supports the conclusion they were resisting.

What it expresses

A question elicits agreement that exposes a contradiction or concedes the speaker's premise.

Example

A friend insists meetings are useful but admits they cancel every meeting without an agenda; reply, 'So you agree—agendas matter.'

When not to use it

The other person explicitly rejects your premise, so claiming agreement would fabricate a concession.

• so you agree
• gotcha
• admission
• contradiction