# Galileo gambit

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. 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.

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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