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Meaning of no true Scotsman fallacy | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

An informal fallacy in which one attempts to defend or protect an a posteriori claim from a falsifying counterexample by covertly modifying the initial claim.

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

no trump no trumps no two ways about it no use no wave no way

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