I didn’t mean for this post to cause a bunch of arguing in the comments =(

I thought this was just some gallows humor (e.g. “Everything’s lovely except that I have to fear for my safety all the time”) type of shitpost that sounded similar to comments I’ve heard from women irl a lot.

    • houstoneulers@lemmy.world
      3·
      2 years ago

      No, I get your argument. It doesn’t prove what you think. Plain and simple.

      You cant make a comparative argument and claim it’s a population inference b/c the comparison could either be devoid of any scale/sampling consideration and/or the comparative bar could be set so low that it’s misleading. Both are well known issues in statistical analysis as well as human biases that are well documented.

      But sure, go ahead and keep believing what you will. It’ll only negatively affect you. Why? B/c most ppl don’t like being hypocrites, and to behave like you is super hypocritical as well as pretty blind.

        • houstoneulers@lemmy.world
          3·
          2 years ago

          Yes, b/c the stats I’m talking about (the percentage of men that are actual criminals) actually prove my point.

          You used a comparison between two groups as supporting argumentation for a population inference. It’s a nonsequitur fallacy. I believe you that men are more often the perp, but that doesn’t mean all men are murderers or violent in any other way. That’s what someone is implying when they say things like “too bad men are murderers tho”. There’s literally no qualifier to that…it specifically aims at men.

          Enjoy your night.

            • FelixCress@lemmy.world
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              2 years ago

              women must live in fear because they are likely to have a violent encounter with men

              You are an absolute fool.

            • houstoneulers@lemmy.world
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              2 years ago

              How is it strawman? I straight up said i believe you in what you’re saying. I didn’t misinterpret your stat.

              I said the conclusion you’re defending is flawed based on the supporting evidence.

                • houstoneulers@lemmy.world
                  3·
                  2 years ago

                  No misreprensentation here. Those are all valid criticisms.

                  Also, the image literally says “too bad men are murderers tho”. That’s about as broad stroked as it gets.

                  This is hilarious. If you think you have it right, by all means keep at it. But when you finally realize what i’m saying, I have feeling you’re going to feel pretty embarrassed by how long it took you to get there.