With no examples here (as I post this), it's difficult to tell whether this is Rashomon Style renamed or a sister trope to that one. Any ideas?
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Ooh, hard call. I'm inclined to call it a related trope, maybe a Sister Trope. The flashback bit definitely partakes of Rashomon Style, but there's more going on here.
I can think of some examples and can add a few. Will see if they fit the trope details!
From what I can tell, this trope can be part of a Rashomon situation, but it can also stand out on its own without flashbacks. I'd agree with it being a Sister Trope.
Honestly, I can't tell the difference. If it is a sister trope, I think one or both descriptions could do with amending to help distinguish them from one another
Could be a sub-trope instead of a sister trope. Both tropes have the "two differing perspectives" thing going on. You Got Your Exposition in My Argument establishes exposition; Rashomon Style doesn't have to, but this fact isn't communicated well. I think this could be a separate trope, but it needs to go back to the workshop and needs a massive description rewrite.
From a reading of the description alone, without relying on any further background knowledge, this looks to me like a subtrope where the emphasis is on the presence of a third party to the event being recounted. If that's not what it's supposed to mean, then the description needs a rewrite or clarification.