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* {{anchor|gusu}}{{code|grow up, shut up}} | * {{anchor|gusu}}{{code|grow up, shut up}} | ||
:: It is a ''[[dog whistle]]''/''[[ad personam]]''. It adds nothing to the issue. It attacks the (perceived) immaturity of the opponent. | :: It is a ''[[dog whistle]]''/''[[ad personam]]''. It adds nothing to the issue. It attacks the (perceived) immaturity of the opponent. | ||
* {{anchor|adult}}{{code|adult}} - when used as an adjective. | |||
:: It suggests that some issues are related only to adults in a way that's hard to discuss with. | |||
== Terms that are harmfully biased, but the bias isn't against the youth == | == Terms that are harmfully biased, but the bias isn't against the youth == | ||