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#1st person, "Prove A to me!" |
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#2nd person, "This proves A." |
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#1st person, "That's not good enough, you've got to prove D E & F as well!" |
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And so it goes on, however much you prove if your opponent keeps moving the goalposts there's always more you haven't proved yet. |
And so it goes on, however much you prove if your opponent keeps moving the goalposts there's always more you haven't proved yet. |
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| + | *[[No True Scotsman fallacy]] |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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Latest revision as of 10:06, 8 March 2013
Moving the goalposts is a logical fallacy that takes the following form.
- 1st person, "Prove A to me!"
- 2nd person, "This proves A."
- 1st person, "That's not good enough, you've got to prove B as well!"
- 2nd person, "This proves B."
- 1st person, "That's not good enough, you've got to prove C as well!"
- 2nd person, "This proves C."
- 1st person, "That's not good enough, you've got to prove D E & F as well!"
And so it goes on, however much you prove if your opponent keeps moving the goalposts there's always more you haven't proved yet.