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Saturday, January 15, 2005
Moving the Goalposts
The Advocate changes the discussion focus by seeking to force the opponent to tackle a more difficult or different version of the topic.
See these examples:
I blame the parents
Gold stars are okay after all
Dodgy tax discussion dodged
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