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No True Scotsman
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Rescuing a generalization from counterexample by redefining the category to exclude it.
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"No dedicated employee misses deadlines." "Marcus is dedicated and missed one." "Then Marcus isn't *truly* dedicated."
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The generalization becomes unfalsifiable — true by definition, informative about nothing. Video 048's warning about stipulations, weaponized mid-argument.
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