Well yes, that&#x27;s the fundamental trick of a No True Scotsman argument.[0]<p>The headline reads &quot;Don&#x27;t Blame Silicon Valley&quot; not &quot;Don&#x27;t Blame Top Tier Silicon Valley Experienced Life Science VC Teams&quot;<p>This is the article&#x27;s thesis:<p><i>&quot;It is tempting to see Theranos as another example of Silicon Valley hype — a company based on a wisp of an unproven idea becomes a multibillion-dollar phenomenon with the backing of pump-and-dump venture capitalists.<p>In fact, however, Silicon Valley’s most experienced investors in start-ups saw red flags at Theranos before anyone else. The Theranos saga shows just how well Silicon Valley does its homework&quot;</i><p>A corrected sentence could be something like &quot;The Theranos saga, while showing how SV fundraising hype can incinerate billions of dollars, also has a small story involving a few specific guys who know life science who aren&#x27;t as easily fooled.&quot;<p>But they didn&#x27;t write that.<p>[0] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;No_true_Scotsman" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;No_true_Scotsman</a><p>Person A: You can&#x27;t blame Silicon Valley for this<p>Person B: But these people are all Silicon Valley players<p>Person A: Ah yes, but they&#x27;re not <i>true</i> Silcon Valley players