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Clench281 posted...

2. make the decision they're pro life despite having put little to no thought into such an important topic, which is despicable

I'm willing to give people a little leeway on that one, simply because it's not as simple a topic as it seems at face value, especially for somebody considering it from a position where they'll never have to face any of the downsides themselves (read: dudes), and that can lead to failing to realize how important it is to consider it properly. It's only once they start to resist learning about why they're wrong and need to reconsider their stance that they graduate into being terrible.

potdnewb posted...

there is no need to generalize about individuals

Sure there is. Generalizations form the vast majority of our interactions with the world around us, people included. The trick is not to avoid generalizing at all, but rather to learn when it is and is not appropriate to generalize and be able to recognize when an assumption you've made has turned out to be mistaken.