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The Village Idiot Fallacy

This type of fallacy is a mix of the "hasty generalization" fallacy and the "association fallacy."

Village Idiot Fallacy: This fallacy occurs when Person A highlights a foolish argument made by Person B and criticizes it. Person A then wrongly assumes that anyone remotely associated with Person B also holds the same foolish belief. This fallacy is often applied to entire groups, especially in online discourse. The term "Village Idiot Fallacy" comes from the idea of pointing to the village idiot and then assuming the entire village shares his beliefs, illustrating guilt by association.

Hasty Generalization: This fallacy occurs when someone makes a broad generalization based on a small or unrepresentative sample. (Person A is making a generalization about a group of people based on the beliefs or actions of one individual, the "village idiot.")

Association Fallacy (Guilt by Association): This occurs when someone asserts that qualities of one thing are inherently qualities of another, merely by an irrelevant association. (Person A is claiming that the whole group shares the same beliefs and qualities of the "village idiot" simply because they are associated with him.)

Combining these concepts this is how "The Village Idiot Fallacy" manifests itself.
The Village Idiot Fallacy Example:

Person A: "Person B didn't recycle their plastic bottle after lunch. Can you believe that?"

Person A (later): "People from that apartment complex are so irresponsible. They're all like Person B, not caring about the environment at all."
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Lafayette Village Apartments

A section 8 apartment in East Houston around Beltway 8 and Woodforest bordering both Channelview and Cloverleaf, 21 mins away from Downtown Houston. Usually for senior living, has psuedo-nice exterior but situations regarding carjackings, gunshots, neighborhood fights, drugs, etc.
I’m in Lafayette Village Apartments right now, they always be shooting here at nighttime oh my god
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Villager

Somebody so sorry that they failed to get into cc countless of times.
EW! VILLAGERS!!
by Lolman1000 February 20, 2021
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Gluten Village

Gluten Village is a similar term as Flavor Town but it's used whenever you eat something gluten based with ingredients in it (like for example, cheese, salami, ham, mayo, butter, ect.) and all you can taste is the bread.
Bro#1: Bro this sandwich is so fucking bad, all I can taste is the bread.
Bro#2: oh shit man, that's a total Gluten Village.
Bro#1: aw man, I came here to visit the Flavor Town, but instead I got Gluten Village!
by MarkusCancerful June 17, 2020
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The Village

A group of people responsible for upbringing and well being of youth with in a community or neighborhood. Adults who watch out for and oversee the care and and protection of youth within a neighborhood or family; could be blood relatives, family friends, teachers, coaches, or senior neighborhood residents
I am determined that The Village played a vital role in my successful upbringing.
by That Girlz DIY June 23, 2020
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Villager Organization

Neha looks and sounds like a villager/npc so we make fun of it lmao
Neha is not apart of villager organization
by Villager organization May 13, 2022
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Thughill Village

Collection of those little houses by kite hill on campus at Clemson. Contrary to popular belief, they are in fact the shit. Where the only truly finest live.
Damn, you guys live in thughill village? Respect.
by Andy Teazle August 18, 2013
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