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'''Morton's fork''' was the name [[Gatherer]] [[Hade]] gave to the plan with which he intended to draw out the outlaws living in the [[undercity]]. It involved sending in a group of the [[Inner Retinue]] guard that would force them out into the open where they could be picked off. Hade named it after [[Morton]], | '''Morton's fork''' was the name [[Gatherer]] [[Hade]] gave to the plan with which he intended to draw out the outlaws living in the [[undercity]]. It involved sending in a group of the [[Inner Retinue]] guard that would force them out into the open where they could be picked off. Hade named it after [[Morton]], an "illustrious predecessor". ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sun Makers]]'') | ||
== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
In reality, "{{w|Morton's fork}}" is a term for a forced choice between two lines of reasoning which lead to the same unpleasant conclusion. It derives from {{w|John Morton (bishop)|John Morton}}, Archbishop of Canterbury and Lord Chancellor under Henry VII, who argued that a man living frugally must have money to spare and therefore could afford to pay taxes, and that a man living opulently must be rich and therefore could afford to pay taxes - a conclusion that dovetails with [[TV]]: ''[[The Sun Makers]]'' anti-tax message. | In reality, "{{w|Morton's fork}}" is a term for a forced choice between two lines of reasoning which lead to the same unpleasant conclusion. It derives from {{w|John Morton (bishop)|John Morton}}, Archbishop of Canterbury and Lord Chancellor under Henry VII, who argued that a man living frugally must have money to spare and therefore could afford to pay taxes, and that a man living opulently must be rich and therefore could afford to pay taxes - a conclusion that dovetails with [[TV]]: ''[[The Sun Makers]]'' anti-tax message. | ||
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