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Disclaimer: Since writing it I've realized this post is not very good--not because the arguments it attacks are good (they're still terrible), but because the methodology I use here is something I no longer endorse. Particularly, I think I play extremely fast and loose with philosophy of language in a way that reads to me now as just arrogant.        In response to recent violence against queer communities and anti-trans legislation, discourse surrounding trans people and the credibility of self-identification is becoming more hostile and more widespread. A few common arguments can be identified on the conservative side that are being offered by conservative pundits, social media influencers, and even some philosophers of gender to criticize trans-inclusive accounts of gender and discredit trans self-identification. The purpose of this essay is to deconstruct the form of three of these arguments, the commitments needed to view them as sound, and their dialectical functions. I c