Noticessuch

Noticessuch is a coined term used to describe a discourse pattern in which a speaker highlights a set of observed instances to support a general claim. The word blends notice and such to capture the act of drawing attention to specific examples that are presented as representative. The term has appeared in English-language online discussions and commentary since the early 2020s, though its precise origin is not well documented.

In usage, noticessuch denotes two related practices: the act of noticing multiple similar occurrences, and the presentation of those occurrences as evidence for a broader conclusion. It often appears in debates, analysis, and opinion writing when writers want to convey that a pattern is noticeable across cases. While it can help readers see a supposed trend, the pattern may be unrepresentative or cherry-picked if context and counterexamples are omitted.

Relation to related concepts includes anecdotal evidence, cherry-picking, and pattern recognition. Noticessuch can function as a heuristic to organize arguments around observed instances, but it also risks oversimplification when the instances do not reliably support the general claim or when alternative explanations are ignored.

See also: anecdotal evidence, cherry-picking, pattern recognition, rhetoric.