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Supermancho 7 hours ago

I dont appreciate using quotes from individuals to extrapolate to groups and ethos.

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jakelazaroff 7 hours ago | parent [-]

The author isn't taking an individual quote and extrapolating to a group/ethos, he's observing a group/ethos and choosing a broadly representative quote therefrom.

	▲	Joker_vD 6 hours ago \| parent [-]
		"No, he's observing individuals from a group/ethnos and then extrapolating their quotes to the whole of the group/ethnos. You shall not extrapolate when dealing with people, you know."