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It's often pretty simple to check that studies are biased and wrong: --- Q1: For black people, how many times have you mugged a white person? Q2: For white p
by adekok 10y ago
It's often pretty simple to check that studies are biased and wrong:
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Q1: For black people, how many times have you mugged a white person?
Q2: For white people, how many times have you been mugged by a black person?
Conclusion: There's a one-sided racial problem!
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It's not always that simple, but too many times it is. I've found the various social sciences to be the worst at this. All of the popular media tropes of "X people are like Y!" are generally not just wrong, but biased and often opposite to well-done studies.