22/06/2010

In Fairness, That's Not the Only Process by Which Stereotypes Can Come about

Exceptions don’t disprove tendencies. In fact, when exceptions are famous for their exceptionality, that’s evidence for the pattern. Unfortunately, in an intellectual climate where pointing out that a generalization is a "stereotype" (i.e., many people have noticed it) is consider[ed] a crushing refutation of its truthfulness, few grasp these logical rules.

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