Hate to break it to you, but women don't turn to men for their society. Our social lives are largely comprised of our female friends. You know, the people we actually talk to while the men are playing video games?
A_perfect_lady: Hate to break it to you, but women don't turn to men for their society. Our social lives are largely comprised of our female friends. You know, the people we actually talk to while the men are playing video games?
SEMANTIC FALLACY!
The Semantic Fallacy refers to errors in reasoning that arise from confusing words with the realities they represent, or from manipulating meanings rather than engaging with substance. It's essentially when someone wins an argument by playing with language instead of presenting evidence.Specifically, A_perfect_lady is guilty of the sub-variant known as EQUIVOCATION.
Using the same word in different senses and pretending they mean the same thing. Example: "The sign says 'fine for parking here,' so parking here must be fine."A_perfect_lady knew perfectly well that Campion was referring to society as a whole.
Campion was using the word "society" in the broad sense: the social order, institutions, and collective moral fabric.
A_perfect_lady then proceeded to ignore that broader meaning, and instead deceitfully reinterpreted the word "society" narrowly as "personal social circles or friendships" - which are definitely not the subject of discussion here!
Semantic sleight of hand!
Regards,