Statement 1 is the greater insult because it is the more comprehensive; it insults all men, both individually and as a class. Statement 2 insults all men as a class, but it does not insult all men as individuals. — John
Thanks for the input. There are so many dimensions to these simple statements. You've pointed out one that I didn't think of: men being insulted because women are excluded from the fool class in statement 2: all fools are men. It's a rather narrow view, morally speaking, because it reeks of misogyny. Anyway, thanks for looking into the problem. — TheMadFool
but find my instinctive reaction is, 'Who cares'. Philistine of me, doubtless. — iolo
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