In-group extremists escape counterargument when their views extend majority representations.

Evidence

As an in-group (German and/or Aryan) source, the Nazis were politely tolerated, and little effort was made to counterargue against their positions. In addition, their positions, though more extreme than those of the general population, were consistent with and derived from the social representations of nationalism (Volk) and anti-Semitism. — Leonard S. Newman and Ralph Erber (eds.), Understanding Genocide, 951

Categorization

• XREF: Bridges minority-influence research (Crano, Nemeth, Smith) to the scapegoating literature the reader is trying to connect. — connects to: Low cohesion or threat makes groups rigid against minority dissent — Roderick M. Kramer, Geoffrey J. Leonardelli, Robert W. Livingston, Social Cognition, Social Identity, and…, 1412

Broader Connections

• Low cohesion or threat makes groups rigid against minority dissent #qualifies (0.75) — Roderick M. Kramer, Geoffrey J. Leonardelli, Robert W. Livingston, Social Cognition, Social Identity, and…, 1412