DanterioustoAsklemmy@lemmy.ml·5 months agoIs it ever okay to generalize about people? why or why not?message-squarearrow-up151arrow-down18message-square44fedilink
arrow-up143arrow-down1message-squareIs it ever okay to generalize about people? why or why not?DanterioustoAsklemmy@lemmy.ml·5 months agomessage-square44fedilink
minus-squareatlasraven31arrow-up24arrow-down1·5 months agolinkfedilinkGeneralization is a mental shortcut that simplifies things at the cost of accuracy. Ex: Dogs are canines. A Chihuahua is a canine. A wolf is a canine. But a Chihuahua is very different from a wolf.
Generalization is a mental shortcut that simplifies things at the cost of accuracy. Ex: Dogs are canines. A Chihuahua is a canine. A wolf is a canine. But a Chihuahua is very different from a wolf.