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Logical fallacies.
A distinction without a difference- It's a phrase that helps describe a logical fallacy, which occurs when one attempts to argue a point only to wind up asserting the point that was being argued. It's usually a matter of semantics, or poor use of language, like when I tell women I only look fat.
While you chew on that assertion, consider a hockey coach who says, "Don't try to score a goal, score a goal" or a reader who remarks, "Robin Hood was not a criminal because he stole from the rich and gave to the poor." The fallacy is that there is no practical difference between telling your players to score a goal or telling them to try and score a goal. And the mere...