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This is the motte & bailey fallacy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motte-and-bailey_fallacy

While it has gotten around the "logical fallacy community", for lack of a better term, in the last few years, it could still stand to be known by more people. It's become very popular. I think there are many who have subconsciously picked it up as just how things are done.



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