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Did I say "all Republicans"? Nope. This is understanding English 101.
by greenthrow 2y ago
Did I say "all Republicans"? Nope. This is understanding English 101.
- robertlagrant 2y agoIf you say "Republicans don't just hate illegal immigrants" it's pretty isomorphic to "All Republicans don't just hate illegal immigrants". Maybe that's English 102.
- greenthrow 2y ago"Teachers use chalk daily." - definitely a true statement. Some amount of teachers do. "All teachers use chalk daily." - definitely a false statement. Certainly some teachers don't. Again, English 101.
- robertlagrant 2y agoNo, "Teachers use chalk daily" is nowhere near true. It would've been mostly true 30 years ago, before whiteboards, and now it's definitely not the case. The hair you're splitting only works when the approximation that omits the "all" is close to 100%.