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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>
'''Claptrap''' is often used preceded by a qualifier to associate it with a particular standpoint, as in the phrases "[[liberal claptrap]]," "[[atheist]] claptrap," "[[neoconservative]] claptrap," etc. In some circumstances this can be a useful shorthand to clarify why the statement in question is nonsense, in others it is merely an attempt to condemn the statement as invalid without going to the effort of any in-depth analysis.
'''Claptrap''' is often used preceded by a qualifier to associate it with a particular standpoint, as in the phrases "[[liberal claptrap]]," "[[atheist]] claptrap," "[[AI]] claptrap," "[[neoconservative]] claptrap," etc. In some circumstances this can be a useful shorthand to clarify why the statement in question is nonsense, in others it is merely an attempt to condemn the statement as invalid without going to the effort of any in-depth analysis.
[[Conservatives]] do not seek attention, or engage in pretension, so the term '''claptrap''' has no application to them.
[[Conservatives]] do not seek attention, or engage in pretension, so the term '''claptrap''' has no application to them.