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by arduanika 2764 days ago
No true Scotsman...

Any group has to own its bad eggs as well as its good.
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smcl 2764 days ago
As an aside, these "debate team" shortcuts (no true scotsman, etc) might have worked really well in school but they're trite and extremely unpersuasive in real life.
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