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'''No true Scotsman''' is a [[logical fallacy]] and more specifically a special case of [[circular logic]].  It involves making an assertion and dismissing any counterexamples because they contradict the assertion.  Thus, the person making the assertion can refuse to admit that the assertion is [[falsifiable]].

'''No true Scotsman''' is a [[logical fallacy]] and more specifically a special case of [[circular logic]].  It involves making an assertion and dismissing any counterexamples because they contradict the assertion.  Thus, the person making the assertion can refuse to admit that the assertion is [[falsifiable]].

The ''Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy'' describes the no true Scotsman fallacy thusly:

The ''Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy'' describes the no true Scotsman fallacy thus:

{{cquote|No True Scotsman

{{cquote|No True Scotsman

The fallacy is not committed when the term has a clear and accepted definition and the example falls outside of that definition.  For example, someone saying that no true [[monotheist]] believes in multiple gods does not commit the fallacy, since the clear and accepted definition of a monotheist is someone who believes in only one God.

The fallacy is not committed when the term has a clear and accepted definition and the example falls outside of that definition.  For example, someone saying that no true [[monotheist]] believes in multiple gods does not commit the fallacy, since the clear and accepted definition of a monotheist is someone who believes in only one God.

==See also==

==See also==

*[[Confirmation bias]]

*[[Confirmation bias]]

*[http://www.logicalfallacies.info/presumption/no-true-scotsman/ No True Scotsman]

*[http://www.logicalfallacies.info/presumption/no-true-scotsman/ No True Scotsman]

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[[Category:Logical Fallacies]]

[[Category:Logical Fallacies]]