The belonging trope makes one of the most nefarious tools in political rhetoric, because people have trouble spotting it.
Let's see how it works by making one. Take a person who represents a certain type or class of voter. Isolate a physical characteristic or item of clothing and make it represent the whole class, the way "bluehair" "walker brigade" stands for elderly people. (Hey, we didn't say the belonging trope was fair or inoffensive.)
Word Hero Chapter Eleven
The belonging trope makes one of the most nefarious tools in political rhetoric, because people have trouble spotting it.
Let's see how it works by making one. Take a person who represents a certain type or class of voter. Isolate a physical characteristic or item of clothing and make it represent the whole class, the way "bluehair" "walker brigade" stands for elderly people. (Hey, we didn't say the belonging trope was fair or inoffensive.)