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No true Scotsman, in other words.


No, a No True Scotsman fallacy exclude the specific cases or others like it by rhetoric, without reference to any specific objective rule.

Claiming to be a Open Web supported while also endorsing closed items like DRM, is an objective violation of the Philosophy of the open web

People over use and misappropriate the charge of No True Scots Man


Not quite, it's more like a vegan recommending their favorite brand of bacon. They lose their vegan superpowers.




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