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：2025/11/20
motte and bailey
Noun
Japanese Meaning
城の前身で、盛土台（モット）があり、その上には塔（またはドンジョン）が建てられ、木製の輪濠で囲まれた中庭（ベイリー）を持つ要塞構造
Sense（1）
Sense（2）
A
form
of
argument
and
an
informal
fallacy
where
an
arguer
conflates
two
similar
positions,
one
modest
and
easier
to
defend
(the
"motte")
and
one
much
more
controversial
(the
"bailey"),
by
advancing
the
controversial
position,
but
when
challenged,
insisting
that
they
are
only
advancing
the
more
modest
position.
（ plural ）
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The predecessor of the castle, having a raised earth mound (the motte) topped with a tower (or donjon), and a wooden ring fortification surrounding a courtyard (the bailey).
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motte and bailey
From the hilltop, the ruined motte and bailey still suggest how the medieval lord controlled the surrounding farmland.
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From the hilltop, the ruined motte and bailey still suggest how the medieval lord controlled the surrounding farmland.
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