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motte-and-bailey doctrine: a standalone construct

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motte-and-baileydoctrine1 CONSTRUCTMotte-and-baileySHACKEL · ARGUMENTATION

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Argumentation

defending a bold, contested claim by retreating to a modest, easily defended one when challenged, then returning to the bold claim afterward.

In argumentation, motte-and-bailey doctrine refers to defending a bold, contested claim by retreating to a modest, easily defended one when challenged, then returning to the bold claim afterward. This meaning comes from Shackel (2005) in Metaphilosophy.[1]

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  1. Shackel, N. (2005). The Vacuity of Postmodernist Methodology. Metaphilosophy, 36(3), 295-320. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9973.2005.00370.x

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