Because declaring something to universally belong to a category is much, much easier than specifying conditions under which it’s X or Y.
It may or may not be rational to do something, but if we declare it to be inherently rational or irrational, we don’t have to give it any further thought.
It’s a basic form of the Oversimplification Fallacy.
Because declaring something to universally belong to a category is much, much easier than specifying conditions under which it’s X or Y.
It may or may not be rational to do something, but if we declare it to be inherently rational or irrational, we don’t have to give it any further thought.
It’s a basic form of the Oversimplification Fallacy.