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plural mottes
A raised earth mound, often topped with a wooden or stone structure and surrounded with a ditch. examples
An argument which is uncontroversial and easy to defend (in the context of a motte and bailey fallacy). quotations examples
"Birds are dinosaurs" is the bailey; "birds are more similar to dinosaurs than anything else" is the motte.Answers in Genesis is an organization which advocates in favour of Young Earth creationism.
2023 February 10, “Why Birds Are Not Dinosaurs (And Why It Matters)”, in Answers in Genesis, archived from the original on 2023-03-15
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