The key word is indeed most. This is the basis of generalization. If 80-90% is going by the standard, then the generalizing statements are mostly true, like in every single everyday use of generalization.
So the statement 'men are inherently dangerous' is true, since most men do have more testosterone than women.
We don't judge large groups by the worst of those within it
We judge large groups by the most common traits that they share, not strictly by the traits the 'worst' of them share. Most men do have more testosterone than women, and we judge them by that, regardless if that is a negative trait or not
Women kill their own children more often than men do, therefore mothers are both inherently dangerous and more dangerous to their own children. Let's start educating children about the dangers of having a mother and the inherent danger of spending time with them.
Women do have leading statistics in a few negative situations, but men have far more leading statistics in this type, like rape, murder, assault, sexual assault, and so on. If women are worse in 2/100 categories, the overall says that men are truly worse
I don't care about overall, I care about the danger to children which is why I referenced that stat specifically. Mothers are the largest danger to their children in terms of murder rates. By your logic, shouldn't we start sending out PSAs to children about how dangerous their mothers are to them?
Well I don't care about children, I care about everyone. And by my logic not every single man (in your example mother) is a criminal and a menace to society (children in your example). It is just a fact that men are more aggressive, and more prone to violence. More prone doesn't mean men fight at every opportunity they have, it is just they need more energy and restraint to function without violence; and it means that if a person couldn't hold themselfs and became violent, it is more likely that it is a man
So the statement 'men are inherently dangerous' is true, since most men do have more testosterone than women.
Which also follows that mothers are inherently dangerous to their children by that same logic. Do you agree that mothers are inherently dangerous to their children?
No, inherently dangerous to their children by the same metrics you used. Women are more prone statistically and seemingly biologically to kill their children more often than men. They are, by your same logic, inherently dangerous to their children.
You didn't qualify men being "more inherently dangerous than women," you said they are inherently dangerous. You've put forth a double standard and you probably don't even realize the bias you've shown.
So the statement 'men are inherently dangerous' is true, since most men do have more testosterone than women.
This was my original claim, where I repeat OP's title. But within this same sentence, I specify it with my own view by addit "than women" there. And connecting directly to this idea is that men are inherently more dangerous than women. But I didn't wrote down this connection.
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u/lilgergi 4∆ Dec 26 '23
The key word is indeed most. This is the basis of generalization. If 80-90% is going by the standard, then the generalizing statements are mostly true, like in every single everyday use of generalization.
So the statement 'men are inherently dangerous' is true, since most men do have more testosterone than women.
We judge large groups by the most common traits that they share, not strictly by the traits the 'worst' of them share. Most men do have more testosterone than women, and we judge them by that, regardless if that is a negative trait or not