re: #516 Charles

Mr. Johnson,

Thank you for your response and for focusing on your method of argument. Just so you know, I did read your response in full.

Citing specific examples to paint an entire group, or, at the very least, to justify one’s parting with a group, is close to a definition of generalizing.

Here are some definitions of “generalize”:
1. To draw a general conclusion from particular instances.
2. To infer from many particulars.
3. To draw inferences or a general conclusion from.
4. To make generally or universally applicable.
5. To render general rather than specific.

In particular, you take “specific examples” of behavior from those who either self-identify with “the Right” or who are identified with “the Right” to draw general conclusions about “the Right.”

To be clear, I am not defending “the Right,” much less those against whom you level criticism, but rather I wonder why you choose to accuse Prager of using straw men when that is the basis for your own parting with “the Right.”