Danterious@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Asklemmy · 6 months agoIs it ever okay to generalize about people? why or why not?message-squaremessage-square44fedilinkarrow-up151arrow-down18
arrow-up143arrow-down1message-squareIs it ever okay to generalize about people? why or why not?Danterious@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Asklemmy · 6 months agomessage-square44fedilink
minus-squareatlasraven31@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up24arrow-down1·6 months agoGeneralization 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.