Wednesday, 1 July 2009

The Fallacy of Inconsistent Collectivism

When heterosexual paedophiles rape children—as in the case of Stephen E. Quick and Samantha Light in Indiana—it is not considered a characteristic of all heterosexuals. However, when a gay paedophile rapes children, the anti-gay lobby tries its best to make it a characteristic of all homosexuals. I think it is about time to honour this particular form of biased and prejudicial association fallacy by adding it to the list of fallacies.

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