Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

galileo gambit

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.85 in modern English

Syllables: galileo gam-bit
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Purposeful attraction of criticism or ridicule for the purpose of portraying one's argument as oppressed and therefore correct. Also, the argument that one is correct due to such opposition.

Example Sentences

"Near-synonym: Galileo fallacy"
"That old liar pulled a Galileo gambit and made sure everyone would hate him so he could claim he was just a persecuted free thinker."

Etymology

Compound of Galileo + gambit (“stratagem, tactic”). Named after Galileo Galilei, who was persecuted by the Church for his beliefs.

Inflected Forms

Galileo gambits (plural)

Synonyms

Galileo fallacy

Questions

What does galileo gambit mean?: Purposeful attraction of criticism or ridicule for the purpose of portraying one's argument as oppressed and therefore correct. Also, the argument that one is correct due to such opposition.
Where does galileo gambit come from?: Compound of Galileo + gambit (“stratagem, tactic”). Named after Galileo Galilei, who was persecuted by the Church for his beliefs.

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