What is a Kafka Trap?
A “Kafka Trap” describes a logical fallacy that is popular within gender, racial and shame driven politics and other ideologies of victim-hood. It occurs when you are accused of a thought crime such as sexism, racism or homophobia. You respond with an honest denial, which is then used as further confirmation of your guilt. You are now trapped in a circular and unfalsifiable argument; no one who is accused can be innocent because the structure of kafkatrapping precludes that possibility.…