Droz: Hi, is Sam in there?
Womynist #1: "In there"? What the hell's that supposed to mean?
Womynist #2: Yeah, cock-man-oppressor!
Droz: Why, thank you. Could you just tell her that Mr. Pokey stopped by.
This logical fallacy is a good example of the "Hasty Generalization" fallacy. The basis of a hasty generalization fallacy is that a person jumps to a conclusion without all the relevant information and makes a judgment or counter-argument because of a bias. In this case, Droz has asked to speak to someone without stating his intentions, but before he is even asked what they are, the womynist attacks him, assuming that he has sexually aggressive intentions. Whatever his intentions were, the womynist was quick to judge Droz and therefore made a hasty generalization of the information provided.
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
Posted by nascardave at 22:48
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You chose a great logical fallacy of hasty generalization, because it was used quite often thought out the movie. I think that everyone has been judged prematurely before someone gets a chance to know them. In the movie PCU, that was my favorite scene because it amazes me how people can jump to conclusions so quickly.
This quote goes perfectly with your chosen fallacy.The hasty generalization is clearly visible in the womynist's reactions. Great choice.
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