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Re:Oberlin College to pay $36M to bakery owners who were fal... by rendall on Saturday September 10, 2022 @01:24AM (#32788042)
> "stick and stab" tactic

Nice. I have heard the term motte and bailey used to describe that tactic.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motte-and-bailey_fallacy

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Re:Oberlin College to pay $36M to bakery owners who were fal... by jlawson on Monday September 19, 2022 @09:54PM (#32906706)
Motte and bailey is defensive, stick and stab is offensive.
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