Danterious@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 2 months agoIs it ever okay to generalize about people? why or why not?message-squaremessage-square19fedilinkarrow-up18arrow-down12
arrow-up16arrow-down1message-squareIs it ever okay to generalize about people? why or why not?Danterious@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 2 months agomessage-square19fedilink
minus-squareatlasraven31@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 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.