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What does it mean?
Coulter offers a blanket judgment that all Democrats are bad while acknowledging some Republicans are bad.
In plain terms
She says there are bad Republicans but no good Democrats.
What can you take from it?
Polarized rhetoric often generalizes entire political parties.

Where it applies

  • political arguments
  • rhetoric

Putting it to work

  • critiquing partisan views

Questions to consider

  • Can any party be universally good or bad?
  • How do we judge politicians?

Another view

The statement is a generalization not supported by individual variance.

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