A trope is a recurring theme. In this context, it refers to highly predictable responses to particular arguments. I don't think the post was super well writte

A trope is a recurring theme. In this context, it refers to highly predictable responses to particular arguments. I don't think the post was super well written, but I also don't see how the cited study was irrelevant -- it shows the existence of a gender bias that operates completely independently of the choices of any individual woman: http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2012/09/19/scientists-your-gender-bias-is-showing/ http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2012/09/19/...