No True Scotsman

By Deane Barker •

This is a fallacy that tries to exclude an opinion or evidence because of claimed lack of “purity.”

Examples

Person A: “No Republican would ever support tax increases.”
Person B: “[Republican X] supports tax increases.”
Person A: “Well, no true Republican would ever support tax increases.”

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