Individual authentic cases can be exploited to lend credibility to a generalized racist lie

Evidence

In the new literature or propaganda for southern adults and children, Confederates built upon this cornerstone with two stock characters: returning runaways who realized slavery was better than freedom; and heroic Black Confederates defending slavery. There have always been individual truths to support every generalized racist lie. It is true that some Black opportunists sought favor if slavery persisted by supporting the Confederate cause. It is true that some starving free Blacks supported the rebels for lifesaving provisions. It is true that Black racists who believed that Black people were better off enslaved sometimes voluntarily aided the Confederacy. The number of voluntary Black Confederates? Probably not many. But no one can say for sure. — Ibram X. Kendi, Stamped from the Beginning, 572

Categorization

• SEED: An essay angle: how propaganda weaponizes genuine individual exceptions to bolster a false generalization—the ‘some exist, therefore the claim stands’ fallacy.
• XREF: connects to: Lies about race and labor are communicated in ways optimized for belief; Anyone can counterfeit status symbols because signification inherently permits lying. — W. David Marx, Status and Culture: How Our Desire for…, 231