Re:MIT abandons use of DEI statements
by anankaie on Monday May 06, 2024 @01:38AM
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Motte-and-Bailey speaks to equivocating about positions in argument. There are many other ways to equivocate, e.g. over the meaning of a single word, used in multiple ways in the same argument, as opposed to a retreat to an easier-to-defend position over the initial one presented/being discussed - as in the thread above.
The relationship between the two words is akin to the one between “rectangle” and “square”.
The relationship between the two words is akin to the one between “rectangle” and “square”.