Danterious ( Danterious@lemmy.dbzer0.com ) to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 2 years agoIs it ever okay to generalize about people? why or why not?message-squaremessage-square20linkfedilinkarrow-up137
arrow-up137message-squareIs it ever okay to generalize about people? why or why not?Danterious ( Danterious@lemmy.dbzer0.com ) to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 2 years agomessage-square20linkfedilink
minus-squareatlasraven31 ( atlasraven31@lemm.ee ) linkfedilinkarrow-up18·2 years 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.