Double dipping

Double dipping is a philosophical term that refers to someone with inconsistent philosophies, who blames another person both "for" doing something and also "against" doing it - in other words blaming them no matter what they do.

For example, a person had investigated a case, and determined that a person was technically guilty but realistically innocent of any serious wrongdoing. The investigator is then criticised by some people for not being harsh enough and by other people for being too harsh, given that they didn't do anything seriously wrong. Philosophically, both arguments are sound. However, the person who is engaging in double dipping blames them both ways - both for being too lenient AND for being too harsh.

It's also a common term for people who take food and dip it more than once into communal sauces, while putting it in their mouth. This often happens with ketchup and fries, for example.

External links

• "double-dip" on the English Wiktionary