"Only Americans entertain that kind of rubbish." Is this statement a fallacy?
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Original Question
Is the following statement considered to be fallacious?
"I could go on and on! Jamaicans would not put up with her for a moment if she brought her thinking here. Only Americans entertain that kind of rubbish."
"I could go on and on! Jamaicans would not put up with her for a moment if she brought her thinking here. Only Americans entertain that kind of rubbish."
Answers
2It sounds like the No True Scotsman Fallacy
This is best described as just an exaggeration .
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