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Noun Concept
Categories: Relevance fallacies, Articles with short description
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motte-and-bailey fallacy  Motte-and-bailey argument  motte-and-bailey doctrine  Motte-and-bailey fallacies  Motte and bailey fallacy
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The motte-and-bailey fallacy is a form of argument and an informal fallacy where an arguer conflates two positions that share similarities, one modest and easy to defend and one much more controversial and harder to defend. Wikipedia
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The motte-and-bailey fallacy is a form of argument and an informal fallacy where an arguer conflates two positions that share similarities, one modest and easy to defend and one much more controversial and harder to defend. Wikipedia
type of informal fallacy Wikidata
IS A
informal fallacy
NAMED AFTER
bailey
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motte-and-bailey fallacy
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Motte-and-bailey fallacy
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Motte-and-bailey argument, motte-and-bailey doctrine, Motte-and-bailey fallacies, Motte and bailey fallacy

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