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If the argument is that low individual racism implies low systemic racism of the group then I very clearly mean yes it is a fallacy of composition. I want to di
by aaron-santos 5y ago
If the argument is that low individual racism implies low systemic racism of the group then I very clearly mean yes it is a fallacy of composition. I want to disentangle the idea that a fallacious requires implies a judgement of the truth value of the argument. It doesn't. It just means that avenue of reasoning is flawed. There may be other ways of proving that the NYPD is not as a group racist, but by arguing by way of individuals is not one of them.