@Danterious@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml • 11 months agoIs it ever okay to generalize about people? why or why not?message-square44fedilinkarrow-up151
arrow-up151message-squareIs it ever okay to generalize about people? why or why not?@Danterious@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml • 11 months agomessage-square44fedilink
minus-square@atlasraven31@lemm.eelinkfedilink24•11 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.