Dang, did it get quiet in here or what?
Strong convictions and aptitude I tell ya.
Btw, loved your Venn Diagram earlier today - always loved logic. I’ve seen alot of fallacies around here, guess I need to review them so I can actually name them. I did notice somebody using reductio absurdum as part of a framed argument - which was interesting.
You know there are literary devices that when analyzed are logical fallacies, and are basically known even by the listeners to be exaggerations or hyperbole.
They carry persuasive power, though, and can carry a lot more weight than they deserve, and become mantras.
That is the power of persuasive writing.
Logical writing is another thing, though.
I personally make it a habit to qualify generalities because of things like that.
For instance, I could never say that “All people who are interested in historical geology and the development of species are rude,” because I count myself in that category, and I do not consider myself to be rude, nor are a number of other people I know with the same interests. On the other hand, it would be perfectly acceptable to say, “Some people who are interested in evolution seem to be insulted if other people don’t agree with them.”
It’s not overly generalized. And since I know of more than three people who fall into that category, some is an appropriate modifier.