Moving The Goalposts

Demanding from an interlocutor that he or she address more and more points after the initial counter-argument has been satisfied refusing to concede or accept the interlocutor’s argument.

Examples:

  • _Ken: There has to be an objective morality because otherwise terms like “right” and “wrong” would be meaningless since they have no foundation for comparison.

Rob: The terms “right” and “wrong” are based on cultural norms, which do have a subjective..._

Synonyms: gravity game, raising the bar, argument by demanding impossible perfection