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I would hesitate to call this one a logical fallacy because the speaker in this case acknowledges that what he's saying is not literally true, but is instead crafting his message in a way that he feels will make the target audience more receptive to it. However, I think the justification does commit the fallacy of stereotyping (the fallacy) in assuming how men will respond to the "some men" message. Surely, there are some men out there who behave poorly towards women, but are self aware enough about it that they would not see themselves as the exception. One thing that I've experienced is that I'll see a post describing how "all men" are, but it's totally inaccurate to how I am and how most of the men I know are. So, my response to that is that I no longer take that person seriously and stop reading what they have to say. |
| answered on Wednesday, Aug 27, 2025 11:31:23 AM by Mr. Wednesday | |
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