Atlas Society misquotes Ayn Rand’s ‘Collectivized “Rights”’ (3)

In-house rules Jul 09, 2024 · By Dennis Hackethal

Misquote: 4 issues found

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Since only an individual man can possess rights…individual rights” is a redundancy …. But…“collective rights” is a contradiction in terms.

Original text

Since only an individual man can possess rights, the expression “individual rights” is a redundancy (which one has to use for purposes of clarification in today’s intellectual chaos). But the expression “collective rights” is a contradiction in terms.

Quote text

Since only an individual man can possess rights…‘individual rights’ is a redundancy. But…“collective rights” is a contradiction in terms.

Ellipsis used (if any): ‘…’

Diff

Since‧only‧an‧individual‧man‧can‧possess‧rights,‧the‧expression‧“…‘individual‧rights”’‧is‧a‧redundancy‧(which‧one‧has‧to‧use‧for‧purposes‧of‧clarification‧in‧today’s‧intellectual‧chaos).‧But‧the‧expression‧…“collective‧rights”‧is‧a‧contradiction‧in‧terms.

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Part-by-part explanation

#	Part	Valid?	Explanation
1	Since‧only‧an‧individual‧man‧can‧possess‧rights
2	~~,‧the‧expression‧“~~	✓ yes	Deletion is followed by a valid insertion.
3	…	✓ yes	Insertion is an ellipsis.
4	‘	× no	Insertions must be surrounded by [brackets].
5	individual‧rights
6	”	× no	Deletions must be indicated, eg by ‘…’ or [replacement].
7	’	× no	Insertions must be surrounded by [brackets].
8	‧is‧a‧redundancy
9	~~‧(which‧one‧has‧to‧use‧for‧purposes‧of‧clarification‧in‧today’s‧intellectual‧chaos)~~	× no	Deletions must be indicated, eg by ‘…’ or [replacement].
10	.‧But
11	~~‧the‧expression‧~~	✓ yes	Deletion is followed by a valid insertion.
12	…	✓ yes	Insertion is an ellipsis.
13	“collective‧rights”‧is‧a‧contradiction‧in‧terms.

Notes

I cross-referenced the linked original with the primary source (The Virtue of Selfishness). It’s correct.

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