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by parineum 77 days ago
Do you support the general rhetorical tactic of taking a single example and expanding it to the entirety of a group?

If so, I assume you're also upset about the bad hombres crossing the US southern border. After all, they are killers and rapists, right?

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You’re generalising from some criminals to an entire civilian population. The parent generalized from military to military. There’s a slight difference in the two.

Also, remember that it was the US who declared “no quarter”, not the Iranians.

> You’re generalising...

Yep

> The parent generalized

Yep

Yes, please ignore the rest of those clauses.