“No True Scotsman” argument. ****** The term is attributed to philosopher Anthony Flew, and the example he gives can be paraphrased as follows: A Scotsman reads an article about a sex crime committed in England. He asserts that “no Scotsman would do such a thing.” When confronted with evidence to the contrary, he responds that “no true Scotsman would do such a thing.”

“No True Scotsman” argument. ****** The term is attributed to philosopher Anthony Flew, and the example he gives can be paraphrased as follows: A Scotsman reads an article about a sex crime committed in England. He asserts that “no Scotsman would do such a thing.” When confronted with evidence to the contrary, he responds that “no true Scotsman would do such a thing.”
by Nasr El-Deen Abou-Taleb

December 29, 2015 at 11:56PM
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