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The no true Scotsman [fallacy](https://www.logicalfallacies.org/) appeals to the "purity" of an ideal or standard as a way to dismiss relevant criticisms or flaws in your argument.
Example of No True Scotsman
• John doesn't drink alcohol. No real man avoids alcohol. John isn't a real man. The argument creates an ideal man, and uses it to prove a point.
• Sarah always wears slacks. No real woman would wear slacks. Sarah is not a real woman. 'Establishing' that no real woman would wear slacks creates the fallacy.
No True Scotsman
logicalfallacies.org
Freud said of Nietzsche that ‘he had a more penetrating knowledge of himself than any other man who ever lived or was ever likely to live’.
Philosophy 100 Essential Thinkers
Philip Stokes
The best new movie production company in many decades, Pixar, was a software company. Disney — Disney! — had to buy Pixar, a software company, to remain relevant in animated movies.
Why Software Is Eating the World
future.a16z.com
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