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No it is not.

> I think it's fair to point out that men commit most violent crimes. That's not good/normal/expected it's just a fact.

> Again, replace “men” with “African Americans” and you also have a statistically true statement (in America at least) that would be considered taboo.




Men and women are split almost 50/50 in the population, using volumes is completely sound in this case.


It makes sense for someone to say "most" in the dichotomy of man / woman more so than it does in the polychotomy of white / black / hispanic or latino / etc. This argument relies on that phrasing to Dwight Schrute them on a technicality rather than arguing related points.




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