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To: governsleastgovernsbest
Moving the goalposts is an informal fallacy in which evidence presented in response to a specific claim is dismissed and some other (often greater) evidence is demanded.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moving_the_goalposts

12 posted on 01/17/2018 5:07:00 AM PST by jiggyboy (Ten percent of poll respondents are either lying or insane)
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To: jiggyboy

Great information.

James Taranto, who used to write the great Best of the Web column at the Wall Street Journal, would also approve. He frequently cited the laws of logic, including various fallacies, to make his points.


13 posted on 01/17/2018 5:09:18 AM PST by governsleastgovernsbest (FReepmail or ping me to be put on my ping list for criticism of liberal media)
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