# When does Godwin's Law no longer apply?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-does-godwins-law-no-longer-apply/298124>\
**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [April 6, 2005, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-does-godwins-law-no-longer-apply/298124 "2005-04-06T23:55:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![MEBuckner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mebuckner/32/2896_2.png) [@MEBuckner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MEBuckner)\
**Post date:** [April 9, 2005, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-does-godwins-law-no-longer-apply/298124/41 "2005-04-09T02:14:48Z")

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> [@dwalin](#):
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> [Slight hijack]  
> What’s the “One True Scotsman Fallacy”?  
> ]/slight hijack]

The [“No true Scotsman”](http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/encyclopedia/N/No/No_true_Scotsman.htm) fallacy.

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**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\
**Post date:** [April 9, 2005, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-does-godwins-law-no-longer-apply/298124/42 "2005-04-09T06:32:30Z")

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> [@MEBuckner](#):
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> The [“No true Scotsman”](http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/encyclopedia/N/No/No_true_Scotsman.htm) fallacy.

Right. Got the name slightly wrong. There are several other logical fallacies which can come up in SDMB debates.

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