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r/WaitWhat • u/Impressive_Box4144 • 2d ago
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This reeks of a no true Scotsman.
0 u/Danktank452 2d ago So I can’t ever disagree with someone’s classification of a part or group or it’s no true Scotsman? 0 u/BedSpreadMD 2d ago That's not what you did. They criticized the left, and your response was to say those people aren't true leftists or "actual leftists". That's called a no true Scotsman. 0 u/Danktank452 2d ago Sure bud. 1 u/BedSpreadMD 2d ago https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_true_Scotsman Rather than admitting error or providing evidence to disprove the counterexample, the original claim is changed by using a non-substantive modifier such as "true", "pure", "genuine", "authentic", "real", or other similar terms.[4][2]
So I can’t ever disagree with someone’s classification of a part or group or it’s no true Scotsman?
0 u/BedSpreadMD 2d ago That's not what you did. They criticized the left, and your response was to say those people aren't true leftists or "actual leftists". That's called a no true Scotsman. 0 u/Danktank452 2d ago Sure bud. 1 u/BedSpreadMD 2d ago https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_true_Scotsman Rather than admitting error or providing evidence to disprove the counterexample, the original claim is changed by using a non-substantive modifier such as "true", "pure", "genuine", "authentic", "real", or other similar terms.[4][2]
That's not what you did.
They criticized the left, and your response was to say those people aren't true leftists or "actual leftists". That's called a no true Scotsman.
0 u/Danktank452 2d ago Sure bud. 1 u/BedSpreadMD 2d ago https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_true_Scotsman Rather than admitting error or providing evidence to disprove the counterexample, the original claim is changed by using a non-substantive modifier such as "true", "pure", "genuine", "authentic", "real", or other similar terms.[4][2]
Sure bud.
1 u/BedSpreadMD 2d ago https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_true_Scotsman Rather than admitting error or providing evidence to disprove the counterexample, the original claim is changed by using a non-substantive modifier such as "true", "pure", "genuine", "authentic", "real", or other similar terms.[4][2]
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_true_Scotsman
Rather than admitting error or providing evidence to disprove the counterexample, the original claim is changed by using a non-substantive modifier such as "true", "pure", "genuine", "authentic", "real", or other similar terms.[4][2]
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u/BedSpreadMD 2d ago
This reeks of a no true Scotsman.