Freud relates the story of a man who was accused by his neighbour of having returned a kettle in a damaged condition and the three arguments he offers.
That he had returned the kettle undamaged
That it was already damaged when he borrowed it
That he had never borrowed it in the first place
Though the three arguments are inconsistent, Freud notes that it is so much the better, as if even one is found to be true then the man must be acquitted.
An example of “Kettle Logic”. from Sigmund Freud -