There is, at least for me, a big difference between "most things in this category tend to be this way", and "this thing is in that category, therefore it can't

There is, at least for me, a big difference between "most things in this category tend to be this way", and "this thing is in that category, therefore it can't be that way". The first statement is a often useful heuristic, the second statement is an expression of close mindedness. Note that by categories here I mean vague human categories like "animated movie" and "deep".