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"My friend is Scottish, and therefore a jerk." "I think his Scottishness is incidental to being a jerk. There are more relevant factors that contribute to his
by lotharbot 17y ago
"My friend is Scottish, and therefore a jerk."
"I think his Scottishness is incidental to being a jerk. There are more relevant factors that contribute to his jerkness. He may be both Scottish and a jerk, but that doesn't imply causation."
This is not an example of No True Scotsman. Just an example of criticism that should be labelled differently.