Pope Francis Has Died

Re:Pope Francis Has Died by j_timberlake on Monday April 21, 2025 @05:50PM (#43756908)

This is a perfect example of a motte and bailey. The "motte" is that people should be judged badly for parroting horrible ideas they heard (which makes sense) and the "bailey" is that people should be praised just for parroting nice things they heard (which doesn't make sense).

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Re:Pope Francis Has Died by collingreen on Monday April 21, 2025 @10:16PM (#43758501)

Upvote for practical and informative description of a logical fallacy, with extra love for motte and bailey.

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Re:Pope Francis Has Died by wat10000 on Tuesday April 22, 2025 @12:36PM (#43763995)

Doesn't "motte and bailey" involve the same person taking the more extreme position followed by the more defensible position?

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