Posted by Dr. Bob on June 16, 2002, at 14:32:46
In reply to Re: overgeneralizations, posted by katekite on June 16, 2002, at 10:23:53
> Suppose he posted that psychology sucked...
Now that I would've let go. Maybe what I'm trying to do is differentiate between facts and opinions?
> being supportive helps us... lostboync shouldn't have been criticized for his over-generalization, but rather been supported and talked to.
Yes, but it goes both ways. He should've been supportive of others, too, or at least not disruptive.
> I don't think he would have hurt others had he simply stopped the swearing which he was not given a chance to do
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> KateHe *was* given a chance.
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> As a writing teacher, I always tell students not to begin their opinions with "I think," "I feel," or "I believe," as everyone knows it's an opinion, and adding those qualifiers weakens an argument.
> I may not agree with the statement that was made, but it's what some of us know as, "a provocative opinion asserted provocatively."
To primary goal of writing here, however, should not be to argue or to provoke.
> Overgeneralizations are logical fallacies, but they're not evil. And they happen without incident all the time. Some fall for them; some don't.
I don't think I said they were evil. But if some "fall" for them, isn't that an issue?
> If I put up a post up that said in it somewhere, "Alcohol is bad for you," would I have been called out for overgeneralizing?
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> beardy : )>I guess to be consistent you would need to be...
Bob
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