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[–] blakestacey@awful.systems 9 points 1 day ago (4 children)

Petition to replace "motte and bailey" per the Batman clause with "lying like a dipshit".

[–] Soyweiser@awful.systems 10 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Isn't this a case of 'the good bits are not original and the original bits are not good'. According to wikipedia it is from 2005.

[–] dgerard@awful.systems 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

various forms of equivocation

[–] blakestacey@awful.systems 4 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago)

I don't see what useful information the motte and bailey lingo actually conveys that equivocation and deception and bait-and-switch didn't. And I distrust any turn of phrase popularized in the LessWrong-o-sphere. If they like it, what bad mental habits does it appeal to?

The original coiner appears to be in with the brain-freezing crowd. He's written about the game theory of "braving the woke mob" for a Tory rag.

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