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| Rally:
--- Quote from: SWAT One on March 15, 2017, 06:45:06 PM ---2005 ain't really that relevant. 2007-2010 and 2013-2016 would be of much more relevance. --- End quote --- |
| Kochieboy:
--- Quote from: Rally on March 16, 2017, 12:54:31 AM --- --- End quote --- |
| Red Spy:
--- Quote from: Kochieboy on March 16, 2017, 12:58:33 AM --- --- End quote --- It's not that difficult to understand if you think about it for half a second |
| Rykuta:
--- Quote from: Kochieboy on March 16, 2017, 12:58:33 AM ----snip- --- End quote --- Moving the Goalposts: "Moving the goalposts, similar to "shifting sands" and also known as raising the bar, is an informal fallacy in which evidence presented in response to a specific claim is dismissed and some other (often greater) evidence is demanded. That is, after an attempt has been made to score a goal, the goalposts are moved to exclude the attempt. The problem with changing the rules of the game is that the meaning of the end result is changed, too." - wikipedia This particular game usually continues until an impossible demand is issued. |
| Kochieboy:
--- Quote from: Rykuta on March 16, 2017, 04:48:57 AM ---Moving the Goalposts: Moving the goalposts, similar to "shifting sands" and also known as raising the bar, is an informal fallacy in which evidence presented in response to a specific claim is dismissed and some other (often greater) evidence is demanded. That is, after an attempt has been made to score a goal, the goalposts are moved to exclude the attempt. The problem with changing the rules of the game is that the meaning of the end result is changed, too. --- End quote --- Thank you, I really didn't understand what that meant. Funny, I've never heard of it either. |
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