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TIL about Motte and Bailey Fallacy, where the arguer advances the controversial position, but when challenged, they insist that they are only advancing the more modest position.

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wDlJ TIL R. Budd Dwyer, from the infamous suicide on tv video, committed suicide after claiming he had been framed and was to be convicted for taking bribes. After his suicide and further investigation, Wiliam T. Smith, who testimony was largely used for Dwyer’s conviction, admitted to lying under oath.
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