"kettle logic" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: Calque of French logique du chaudron. The expression was used by Jacques Derrida in reference to a story related by Sigmund Freud, in which a man accused by his neighbour of having returned a kettle in a damaged condition offers three conflicting arguments: that he returned the kettle undamaged; that it was already damaged when he borrowed it; and that he never borrowed it in the first place. Etymology templates: {{calque|en|fr|logique du chaudron}} Calque of French logique du chaudron Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} kettle logic (uncountable)
  1. A rhetorical device involving the use of multiple arguments that are inconsistent with each other. Wikipedia link: Jacques Derrida, Sigmund Freud Tags: uncountable
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