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@ivraatiems is effectively using a no True Scotsman argument.
by CrulesAll 10mo ago
@ivraatiems is effectively using a no True Scotsman argument.
- ivraatiems 10mo agoYou can just reply to me directly, you know :) "No True Scotsman" is not accurate here. This would actually be an appeal to authority. But the fact that it is one doesn't mean it has no merit. My implication is that the person I am responding to is ignorant of the state of the law, not that they must be wrong because others say they are.
- CrulesAll 10mo agoThere was no reply button. No it's definitely a True Scotsman. When you cherry pick what authority to quote, and therefore imply it's the only true position to have, it's a true Scotsman. Your next line affirms this. "My implication is that the person I am responding to is ignorant of the state of the law, " And now you've moved onto the Courtier's reply.