The logical fallacy here is arguing a general statement using a specific/narrow instances of it: "learn to code" is a very broad statement, and the differing op

The logical fallacy here is arguing a general statement using a specific/narrow instances of it: "learn to code" is a very broad statement, and the differing opinions seem to stem from choosing (different) specific meanings. When someone says "everyone needs to learn to code", they probably don't mean that everyone needs to become an expert. It's the same when we say "everyone needs to learn math" or "everyone needs to learn how to write." On the other hand, when people say that "no, everyone does not need to learn to code", they tend to compare learning to code with software development, graduate level physics, etc.