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P1) Men have been in power throughout history P2) Bad things have happened throughout history C) If women were in charge, the world would be a better place The two biggest problems I see are cherry picking (P2) and non sequitur (P2 -> C). It's true that powerful positions in society have historically been occupied by men. And it's also true that bad things have happened in these societies. But many good things have happened too, so in the absence of further evidence or argument, you can't attach blame to men for the negatives without crediting them for the positives - that's inconsistent. There's also no reason to assume that things would be better if women were in charge. Even if we accept the premise that men are responsible for a bad situation, there's always the possibility that they could get worse as well as better. This is because the terrible things that occur may be the result of human (rather than simply male) nature, or because they were natural (as opposed to man-made) disasters. (I'd also add that 'power' is vague - while men typically occupy top positions, women have had a decent amount of influence in modern societies, as well as some premodern ones that followed more matriarchal/matrilineal structures). |
answered on Thursday, Aug 01, 2024 02:01:13 PM by TrappedPrior (RotE) | |
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