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There\'s a difference I think you are missing. Your examples are more \
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There\\\'s a difference I think you are missing. Your examples are more \\\"No reputable scientist\\\". If the statement is that he isn\\\'t really a scientist (\\\"No \\\'\\\'\\\'true\\\'\\\'\\\' climate scientist would make this mistake\\\" implies that he is not a climate scientist at all, not simply that he\\\'s an incompetent one -- you are denying his membership in a class that has established standards: if I have a degree in climatology, I am a climatologist. I may not be a good one, but I \\\'\\\'\\\'am\\\'\\\'\\\' one.) it\\\'s No True Scotsman. If it\\\'s simply that he isn\\\'t a good representative of the group, it\\\'s not.

NoTrueScotsman is the denial of membership in a group. It\\\'s not a value judgment on the quality of representation of that group.
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