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This is a no true "no true Scotsman" statement: yet there are Scotsmen; there are still always excess of anything; despite the caveat that this can be abused as
by SideburnsOfDoom 5y ago
This is a no true "no true Scotsman" statement: yet there are Scotsmen; there are still always excess of anything; despite the caveat that this can be abused as "any question can be dismissed as pathological". Do not overthink it into pretzel-logic. My other comment outlines the situation that I think clearly qualifies.
- tinus_hn 5y agoSo your argument is that the no true Scotsman fallacy is not a fallacy because Scotsmen do in fact exist? It would be nice to state in advance that you have abandoned logic and that any discussion with you is pointless.
- SideburnsOfDoom 5y agoIt's that claiming everything is a fallacy is a pointless distraction. it's not _always_ a falacy. As I said, "Anything taken to excess is a flaw" - there is always a limit somewhere. That does not in itself make everything "no true scotsman!"