Re:Merriam-Webster declares ‘they’ its 2019 word of the year
by tortasaur on Tuesday December 10, 2019 @09:47AM
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An incorrect statement is not a fallacy. An incorrect statement can indicate a fallacy's presence, but in this case I don't believe it does.
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Re:Merriam-Webster declares ‘they’ its 2019 word of the year
by wholepointofcc on Tuesday December 10, 2019 @10:29AM
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The fallacy in this case is a strawman. They are saying that if singular they is acceptable in certain situations (e.g. this very sentence), it then becomes acceptable in any situation (e.g. "Their name is Charles.")
The reality is that singular-they in these new variations is not a linguistic phenomenon, it is instead a political shibboleth.