Originally Posted by
krazygl00
I would say it is a generalization or an exaggeration. Hyperbole would be to say "absolutely everyone falls when trying clipless, no exceptions." Inane hyperbole would be "absolutely everyone falls when trying clipless, no exceptions and if anyone tells you different, they must be the antichrist!"
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Inane
–adjective
1. lacking sense, significance, or ideas; silly:
inane questions.
2. empty; void.
Hyperbole
–noun Rhetoric. 1. obvious and intentional exaggeration.
2. an extravagant statement or figure of speech not intended to be taken literally, as “to wait an eternity.”
There have been threads where people have said that anyone who claims not to have fallen learning clipless pedals is lying.
The difference between exaggeration and hyperbole IMO is whether the speaker intended it to be taken literally or not.
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Pretty much everything on bikeforums is inane.