Not only that, it makes me inclined to assert that I be designated part of the smallest conceivable category that is plausible while also lumping everyone else into groups as general as I can get away with.
While technically correct the parent does not apply to the context. The grandparent follows reasonably from the great grandparent.
Edit: This does not, incidentally, suggest that it is never appropriate to value scarcity or the individuals critical to the survival of a species, etc. Perhaps a point that you are trying to emphasise.
Not only that, it makes me inclined to assert that I be designated part of the smallest conceivable category that is plausible while also lumping everyone else into groups as general as I can get away with.
I’m a special unique butterfly, leave me alone!
The fact that you can make a wrong conclusion from a position, by using bad reasoning, is not an argument against that position.
While technically correct the parent does not apply to the context. The grandparent follows reasonably from the great grandparent.
Edit: This does not, incidentally, suggest that it is never appropriate to value scarcity or the individuals critical to the survival of a species, etc. Perhaps a point that you are trying to emphasise.
Which leads to the reductio ad absurdum “You’re unique, just like everyone else.”