Mesorat%20hashas for Kiddushin 149:14

ואי איתמר בהך בהא קאמר רב משום דאיכא למיתלה בארוס אבל בהא אימא מודי לשמואל צריכא

Again, If it were stated in the latter case, [only] there does Rab rule thus, because he [the issue] may be imputed to the arus; but in this [the former], I would say that he agrees with Samuel. Hence both are necessary. Alternatively, you need not reverse it after all, and what does Rab mean by mamzer?

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