"Am I reading too much into a fashion statement that return is also to male dominance where physical abuse is acceptable as a means of control?"
The fallacy that can be used in this quote is argument from analogy. The author is trying to make an analogy between a piece of clothing and physical abuse to say that there is some relation between the two and that male dominance has to be done through the act of physical abuse.
"One woman stated that it even made guys look "manly"... so manly equals violence?"
The fallacy that can be used in this quote is appeal to doubtful authority with syllogism. By quoting only one woman in her essay she makes it appear as that one woman speaks for all females in her opinion that men look manly in that piece of clothing. She also comes to the conclusion that manly equals violent by using syllogism. Only using one doubtful authority to speak for women as whole and using invalid syllogism creates a fallacy.
"Wearers under 25 don't seem to be disturbed by the name."
The fallacy that can be used in this quote is sweeping generalization. Not quoting where she got the statistic that wearers under 25 are not disturbed by the term "wife-beater" makes her statement invalid and opinionated. The author makes a generalization that the younger generation does not take offense to the title "wife-beater". This generalization was not proven factually and therefore is invalid.
-I don't know if I did any of these right but it's what I came up with.
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