Adult

Someone who has reached sexual maturity. (according to Wikipedia)

The age the law thinks that is varies from 13-18 all over the world. Are you sexually mature as soon as you are able to reproduce? Or do you have to have stopped growing? What about a 40 year old virgin? Are you an adult once you have kids? Are you an adult once you take responsibility?

Many 18-60 year old "adults" act like children, and many 15 year olds are mature also. There are 30 year olds that can pass for 18 year olds and 18 year olds that look 30. There are 30 year olds that mentally still 15, and 15 year olds that are wiser than 30 year olds.

There are typically three states of growth though... child > teenager or adolescent > adult Identifying where the second stage becomes the third stage varies massively from human to human. I think there is an argument to say that some humans don't become adults until much later in life

Andrew: I'm sick of bullies
Ian: qq cry moar (brb grabbing popcorn XD)
Andrew: ian act your age you're an adult

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Pedophilia

An adult or teenager who is simply sexually attracted to a child. see child

Not to be confused with molestor rapist or sexual assault which are separate but can be linked to the above if the pedophile acts on their desires. Sometimes also referred to as nonce

Unlike ephebophilia it is classed as a mental disorder

John: did you see the papers today? some teacher in a primary school was rubbing himself whilst looking up the girls skirts
Dave: wtf? omg what a sick pedo!
John: yeah I hate pedophilia

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Ad Populum

When people claim something is automatically right because a large number of people are saying it. You can have a scenario with a hundred idiots and all their mates vs 1 clever person on their own. The karma system on reddit is probably the most egregious implementation of this idea tbh since people blindly assume upvotes = 100% correct in all scenarios

Person A: that game has bad reviews so it must suck. All my mates said it suck so it must be true

Person B: have you played it yourself? Sounds like Ad Populum to me
Person A: huh?