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Hasty Generalization/Ad Hominem/In-Crowd Appeal: The writer generalizes a minority of Millennials (25%) who claim they have PTSD-levels of stress after the 2016 election. Her rhetoric attacks and discredits Millennials claims as childish, telling a whole generation to "grow up," and appealing to older generations who have already written off Millennials as such.

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Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton are introduced during the presidential debate at Hofstra University in Hempstead, N.Y., Monday, Sept. 26, 2016. (AP Photo/David Goldman).
The youth of America are certainly not what they have been in the past.

While young adults of the Greatest Generation fought valiantly for freedom and against fascism, the kids of today are recovering from the trauma of the last presidential election.

Yes, you read that correctly.

According to a new study done by academics at San Francisco State University, approximately 1 in 4 students view the 2016 election as a major psychological event. In fact, the levels of stress are such that it crosses over into the post-traumatic stress disorder territory, emphasis mine.

"What we were interested in seeing was, did the election for some people constitute a traumatic experience? And we found that it did for 25 percent of young adults," said lead author Melissa Hagan, an assistant professor of psychology at San Francisco State University.

In the months after the November election, Hagan and her colleagues knew that many of their students had been deeply affected. And a handful of surveys at the time confirmed that the election was a source of stress for people all over the country.

"The scale is used to gauge the extent to which individuals have been impacted by an event in such a way that it might lead to diagnosable post-traumatic stress disorder," explained Hagan.

Twenty-five percent of students surveyed crossed that threshold, showing "clinically significant" levels of stress. The average stress score of students was comparable to the scores of witnesses to a mass shooting seven months after the event.

There are really no words except for these: grow up.

The last presidential election cycle was a nonstop barrage of speeches, soundbites, insults, pitches, punditry, and contentious debates. To be sure, most - if not all - of us were glad when it was over. Nearly a year-and-a-half of campaigning finally ended with Donald Trump's victory on election night, November 8, 2016.

No matter how much you dislike the sitting president or the woman who lost to him, there is no way that the events of that time period are akin to the type of trauma one experiences during war, terror, or as victims of or witnesses to acts of violence, like a mass shooting. At least, this is true of those who view life through a lens of common sense.

According to the study, certain groups felt more stress than others.

Black and nonwhite Hispanic students scored higher on the assessment than their white classmates, for instance. Gender, political affiliation and religion all played even larger roles. Females scored about 45 percent higher than males on the assessment, and Democrats scored more than two and a half times higher than Republicans.

It's safe to say that when it comes to politics, the groups who scored higher in the trauma category as it pertains to the last election are quite often the ones who are fed a steady diet of fear. Minorities are told that Republicans not only don't care about them but actually seek to make their lives worse by stripping them of opportunities and stifling their voices. Women, too are told that the GOP wants them to suffer by way of restricting their freedoms, especially when it comes to reproduction. I've heard the same from some in the LGBT community who were convinced that the Trump administration would target them and their sexuality.

Of course, none of this has occurred, but the fears remain, for they are powerful motivational tools for the other side. In other words, you can chalk up much of this PTSD-type stress as being induced by Democrats.

Thanks, guys.

There is no debate as to whether the 2016 presidential election was divisive. The proof was right before us then and we continue to see it now. No, the division in our country is not a good thing but neither is it similar to the kind of mental anguish that comes as a result of a serious incident far beyond the scope of an American election.

I'd like to say these foolish claims will be a one-time thing, but given the current state of politics and the approaching 2020 election season, it's safe to say we'll see them yet again.
Kimberly Ross is a senior contributor at RedState and a contributor to the Washington Examiner's Beltway Confidential blog. Follow her on Twitter and Facebook.

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Millennials Continue to Prove They Are Overgrown Children With a Ludicrous Election-Related PTSD Claim

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Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton are introduced during the presidential debate at Hofstra University in Hempstead, N.Y., Monday, Sept. 26, 2016. (AP Photo/David Goldman). The youth of America are certainly not what they have been in the past.

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lol trump sucks

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The person who told this fallacy photoshopped this woman to make her appear like someone she is not and to appeal to a different audience. It gives a false image of female standards and is harmful to women who have this body type.

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1. (Straw Man)

Stanley says: “I don’t think children should play on busy streets.” Livingston replies: “I don’t think we should be confining children inside all the time.”

2. (Ad Hominem)
Salesman: This car gets better than average gas mileage and is one of the most reliable cars according to Consumer Reports.

Will: I doubt it—you obviously just want to sell me that car.
3. (Bandwagon Appeal)
You believe that those who receive welfare should submit to a drug test, but your friends tell you that idea is crazy and they don't accept it. You decide to change your position based on their beliefs.

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1) Non-sequitur: attempts to tie together logically unrelated objects.
"Pokemon is blue and yellow. There are 4 letters in blue and 6 letters in yellow, six plus four equals ten. Illuminati has 10 letters in it. Illuminati confirmed."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plCL8ZGKaGo

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1.John Cardillo - “Investigators need to take a serious look at far left groups like #Antifa when investigating the bombs sent to Soros, Obama, and the Clintons, these smell like the false flag tactics of unhinged leftists who know they’re losing.”

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1. (Ad Hominem) Haha whats up douche bag, it's Tanner from Highschool. Remember me? Me and the guys used to give you a hard time in school. Sorry you were just an easy target lol. I can see not much has changed. Remember Sarah the girl you had a crush on? Yeah we're married now. I make over 200k a year and drive a mustang GT. I guess some things never change huh loser? Nice catching up lol. Pathetic..

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1. Guilt by association/ If someone is in a car and had no idea that his friend had drugs on him he can go to jail too. Now if we're looking at how it was used on a major televised event we can use Hilary Clinton. They began bringing up Bill Clinton and bringing up his past. Which they would relate back to Hilary Clinton.

2. Bandwagon/ We see this happening because of designer clothes and debates with regular clothes. For example my friend had Gucci cologne but my other friend stated it smelled like a random cologne he got from Marshalls. My friend who had the Gucci responded back saying "but this is designer"

3. Oversimplification/ The War on Drugs if we get the drugs off the street they'll stop.

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https://owl.excelsior.edu/argument-and-critical-thinking/logical-fallacies/logical-fallacies-bandwagon/
1. The thing that is wrong with this image is that people in a society expect others to have something that is expensive regardless of the amount of money they have.
2. The thing that is harmful is that the lady is being peer pressured into purchasing the brand new smartphone even though she explained she did not have a sufficient amount of money. They were basically telling her that she should buy it to follow the trend of most people purchasing it.
Ad Hominem: The facts she used to support her argument regarding politics were pointless because she supports the point of view of Kanye West.
https://owl.excelsior.edu/argument-and-critical-thinking/logical-fallacies/logical-fallacies-ad-hominem/
1. In this image, the lady was being insulted for sharing her opinions based on her level of knowledge. The person said a rude comment towards her saying she was not even smart, which is not the right way to argue against someone else's opinion.

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1. (Ad hominem) We can't believe her opinion about ocean conservation because she uses plastic straws.

2. (False Cause) The increase in global warming is due to the increase in teenager vaping and juuling.

3. (Ad hominem) We can't believe her argument on equal rights because she is a feminist.

4.(Cum Hoc) As the earths temperature has risen since 1620, the amount of pirates has decreased. Therefore global warming kills pirates.

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1. The keto diet is a fallacy, can't be good for you. (Appeal to ignorance)
2. Post hoc ergo propter hoc, 1 occurred, then 2, so 1 must have caused 2.
This one is pretty simple. Just because two events occurred it can't be said they intermingle.
3. Gambler's fallacy. Separate events share causality. "I found 5 dollars, I must be lucky today, I'll go gamble." The issue is clear, people vear and scramble to find meaning while leaning towards fallacy. Associating unassociated events can leave one fated for trouble. something something soap bubble.