Because the excellent slatestarcodex does a brilliant job explaining the concept. https://slatestarcodex.com/2014/11/03/all-in-all-another-brick-in-the-motte/ …
Why say 'motte & bailey' when you could just say 'bait & switch'?https://twitter.com/backus/status/1101425254461652992 …
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This is exactly the source that lit the lightbulb for me. I think part of the problem is that there is no substitute for these words which are lesser-known terms from an ancient craft (castle design) and yet turn out to be a fairly perfect analogy.
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Cuz you don't move back and forth between your bait and switch positions
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I think Scott Alexander proposed "strategic equivocation", which is pretty good. Some people do it without realizing, though, so it may not necessarily be strategic.
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I thought Motte & Bailey was another direct to consumer menswear and accessories brand.
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The M&B is a form of bait and switch, where you've switched in a more reasonable/toned-down version argument
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I always thought it was a more specific variant of the bait and switch, separate from moving the goalposts, non-sequitur, and strawman, which I saw as other forms of bait and switch.
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Identity politic motte's are more fun https://i.ibb.co/QYwt1LV/motte-bailey.png …
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But...why does that matter? If you think the gander is the female one, the phrase loses 0% of its meaning
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