Common_Sense_Matters wrote:
Yes, because I clearly stated that it is a "well known fact that the insanity defense is factually in EVERY state of EVERY country". My generalization that they are "everywhere" was just that, a generalization and since in this country alone, they are in 92% of our states, that would be a fairly accurate GENERALIZATION for the U.S.. I did not make any references to support my generalization nor did I make any assertions that it was anything other than a generalization. I doubt that ANY generalization such as "everywhere" stands true for actual everywhere. Wait... I came up with one such example that does apply, "Everywhere on planet Earth is located on Earth", other than that one and perhaps a few other possible generalizations dealing with "everywhere", most others will not ring true for actually being "everywhere".
Generalization are just what they are, a generalization and as such will not fully reflect reality but as generalizations go, 92% is pretty close. For anyone to nit-pick a generalization... They should at least nit-pick a generalization that isn't that close to a reality. Did you truly believe that I was meaning that LITERALLY EVERYWHERE had such laws? That would be a very bold statement on my part. I am quite certain that there are at least some portions of some nations that do not have such laws on their books. All said, 92% is an awesome generalization, better than 90%, more than 9/10, the vast majority.
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Polite conversations have rules, "Don’t make assumptions.” “Criticize the idea, not the person.” “Avoid generalizations.” Generalization often lead to issues, issue give birth to arguments, and argument give birth to displaced anger. Before you realize it, the subject of the thread is lost forever in perceived offenses. I was raised to converse in a polite society... and at one time I thought most Americans were raised with the same decorum, I was wrong as your diatribe illuminate.