no true Scotsman fallacy

== English == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Noun === no true Scotsman fallacy (plural no true Scotsman fallacies) An informal fallacy in which one attempts to defend or protect an a posteriori claim from a falsifying counterexample by covertly modifying the initial claim. === Further reading === https://www.logicalfallacies.org/no-true-scotsman.html no true Scotsman on Wikipedia.Wikipedia