Is there a name for the fallacy where someone in a group takes (detestable) position X, & you then ascribe the position to the entire group?
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@michael_nielsen Guilt by association, maybe? Or just stereotyping?
@hyperpape Guilt by assoc. is similar. Stereotyping is the reverse.
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@michael_nielsen Ah, yes, that's right. -
@michael_nielsen There's a social psych finding that we take actions of a member of an out-group to be more representative of the whole. - 3 more replies
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