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'''Claptrap''' is defined by Webster's Dictionary as 'pretentious nonsense'<ref>http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/claptrap</ref>. It is used to describe pretentious but insincere or empty [[language]]. It can also refer to any nonsensical [[rant]]s that purport to argue a valid point.
'''Claptrap''' is defined by Webster's Dictionary as "pretentious nonsense."<ref>http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/claptrap</ref>. It is used to describe pretentious but insincere or empty [[language]]. It can also refer to any nonsensical [[rant]]s that purport to argue a valid point.
The origins of the term are in the theater, where it originally referred to any device intended to elicit applause (to trap a clap)<ref>http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=claptrap&allowed_in_frame=0</ref>.
The origins of the term are in the theater, where it originally referred to any device intended to elicit applause (to trap a clap)<ref>http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=claptrap&allowed_in_frame=0</ref>.