Meaning of Galileo gambit | Babel Free

Definitions

Purposeful attraction of criticism or ridicule for the purpose of portraying one's argument as oppressed and therefore correct. Also, the argument that one is correct due to such opposition.

Examples

“Near-synonym: Galileo fallacy”

“That old liar pulled a Galileo gambit and made sure everyone would hate him so he could claim he was just a persecuted free thinker.”

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