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Re:A newly discovered body part changes our understanding of... by jcims on Tuesday December 15, 2020 @10:34AM (#25431187)
There has to be a word for this kind of nit-picking. It's usually done by way of extrapolating to the limit as a counter-example, as if there is anything that is perfectly good or bad. I guess faulty generalization? I've certainly been guilty of it in the past but I do try to catch myself and talk more about where tradeoffs intersect or how one might extrapolate.

In this case we're not in a position to adjust our biology, so maybe lab-grown meat has more benefit than to sate the ethics of those that would otherwise avoid it on the same grounds.

Re:A newly discovered body part changes our understanding of... by DoreenMichele on Tuesday December 15, 2020 @01:45PM (#25433476)
There has to be a word for this kind of nit-picking.

If there isn't a word or phrase for it, we should make one up.