Is this question assuming that they aren't forcing gendered ideas onto their child?
Historical archive only. New interaction is disabled.
Original Question
From here:
Of course, parents can’t possibly be aware of the true gender of their children. What do parents know about their children’s preferences in toys, clothes, cartoons, activities, and the like? Do children demand that their parents provide them with gender specific accoutrements? I mean, if I ever had any children, I’d raise them in a completely gender neutral fashion. I’m sure that they’d play equally enthusiastically with whatever purportedly gender-specific toy I chose to give them. Are you saying that I’d be a bad parent and cause my children to cry on Christmas morning by not catering to their gender-stereotypical demands?
This ignores alot of evidence showing that gendered behavior is taught. Which makes this confirmation bias.
Comments on Question
Confirmation bias is a form of cognitive bias, not a logical fallacy. Cognitive bias causes a person make irrational judgements, whereas logical fallacies are arguments that do not support a given conclusion. When information is selectively left out to prove a point, the term would be cherry picking.
That said, this paragraph just seems to ask a lot of questions and pose a lot of hypotheticals. I'm not entirely sure what the point they're trying to make is.
Answers
1There are too many premises, explicit and assumed, to address this analytically. It would be best if you whittled it down.
Master Logical Fallacies Online
Take the Virversity course and sharpen your reasoning skills with structured lessons.
View Online Course
" I’d raise them in a completely gender neutral fashion" What does that even mean?