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moving the goalposts

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moving the goalposts

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phrase originating from goal sports, now describing by metaphor a kind of logical fallacy or debate tactic

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Instance of: metaphor

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irrelevant conclusion

school bullying

anecdotal evidence

association fallacy

not invented here

Red Lake massacre

association football

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The New York Times

Categories

Barriers to critical thinking Cheating in sports Cognitive inertia Goal Informal fallacies Misuse of statistics

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