IME, the latter are subsets of the former, and therefore require more evidence to pick out reliably.
I don’t think they are subsets. I think the latter are value/emotion laden terms which promote confrontation with the evil and stupid, and a “go Raiders” kind of team spirit with those on whose side one finds herself. The former are relatively value free descriptions of how different sides of the question occur, and as such are appropriate if you are trying to advance rational understanding.
The teams the Raiders play against are not actually evil, even if you are a Raiders fan and use violent and hostile language. They are just other teams.
Yes, “evil” and “stupid” are value-laden terms. Yes, they are emotion-laden terms. Yes, they are often used for no other reason than tribal signaling. Agreed, the Raiders’ opponents (football, right?) are not evil.
I can’t tell if you’re actually claiming that there are no evil or stupid people in the world. You don’t say it explicitly, but it seems to me an implicit assertion in the fact that you chose to make the statements you did.
If you are, I disagree with you about that.
As for being subsets… evil people value different things than I, but not everyone who values different things than I is evil. Stupid people make different assessments that various things will go wrong than I do, but not everyone who does that is stupid.
I don’t think they are subsets. I think the latter are value/emotion laden terms which promote confrontation with the evil and stupid, and a “go Raiders” kind of team spirit with those on whose side one finds herself. The former are relatively value free descriptions of how different sides of the question occur, and as such are appropriate if you are trying to advance rational understanding.
The teams the Raiders play against are not actually evil, even if you are a Raiders fan and use violent and hostile language. They are just other teams.
Yes, “evil” and “stupid” are value-laden terms.
Yes, they are emotion-laden terms.
Yes, they are often used for no other reason than tribal signaling.
Agreed, the Raiders’ opponents (football, right?) are not evil.
I can’t tell if you’re actually claiming that there are no evil or stupid people in the world.
You don’t say it explicitly, but it seems to me an implicit assertion in the fact that you chose to make the statements you did.
If you are, I disagree with you about that.
As for being subsets… evil people value different things than I, but not everyone who values different things than I is evil. Stupid people make different assessments that various things will go wrong than I do, but not everyone who does that is stupid.
Whoa, hey! Let’s not be hasty.