Re:Librarian wins surprise judgement against Equifax in smal...
by tremon on Thursday June 14, 2018 @05:14AM
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No, it's not the same. The MLK equivalent of what's being discussed is introducing him as "Martin Luther King, a minister from Georgia...". It's using a very plain language to introduce someone quite exceptional.
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Re:Librarian wins surprise judgement against Equifax in smal...
by tynpeddler on Thursday June 14, 2018 @11:12AM
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The formal definition clears things up a little:
>"X is in a category whose archetypal member gives us a certain emotional reaction. Therefore, we should apply that emotional reaction to X, even though it is not a central category member."
The difference between calling MLK a minister and calling him a criminal is that being a minister isn't as negative. Nonetheless, calling him only a minister does evoke an emotional reaction that doesn't quite capture the power of MLK's role in society. Introducing him as a minister is an example of the non-central fallacy, but it's played for ironic effect.