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OMG the stupid hurts. There is no saving you.
If a sentence means the same thing when you replace Group A for Group B, then you accusation is probably rubbish.
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If a sentence means the same thing when you replace Group A for Group B, then you accusation is probably rubbish.
Explain why those two sentences mean the same thing.
No. Actually a few quick checks: is English your first language? Do you agree that the words "cyclist" and "motorist" refer to different (albeit overlapping) groups of people? Do you agree that the sentences
"Motorists kill hundreds of people every year"
and
"Cyclists kill hundreds of people every year"
make two different claims about reality, and that one is true and the other is not?
If you answered "yes" to all of those, now explain to me how "motorist" and "cyclist" can be interchanged in that sentence without changing the meaning.
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Excellent trolling BTW, it take some effort to keep it up.
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edscoble
So you are suggesting that
"That is exactly one cyclist being damned for the actions of another, even if they've never met them."
means the same as
"That is exactly one motorist being damned for the actions of another, even if they've never met them."
I'm pretty sure that they don't mean the same. "I am a motorist" does not mean the same as "I am a cyclist". Even if they did mean the same, what logical fallacy would that be? The point (one of the many that you have missed) is that cyclists are held responsible for the actions of other cyclists, whereas motorists are not held responsible for the actions of other motorists.
Also, if you actually bother to point out where I've taken you out of context I'll happily clarify.