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No, that's not true. If it was true, it would mean that the vast majority of the stupidest people are man and the vast majority of the smartest people are man.
by qwerrtytest 9y ago
No, that's not true. If it was true, it would mean that the vast majority of the stupidest people are man and the vast majority of the smartest people are man. And the later statement will get you into lots of trouble...
- sinxoveretothex 9y agohttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appeal_to_consequences https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appeal_to_consequences
- safek 9y agoThat's the fallacy GP is anticipating and parodying.
- afpx 9y agoSmart / Stupid is irrelevant. Just assume both groups are equal except that one group is forced to take more on risk. Also, assume that higher risk results in more variance. More of the riskier group will end up on the far ends of the curve. Now, what happens if the riskier group's left side of the curve is ignored?
- tscs37 9y agoIIRC then this is somewhat the case, the bell curve for IQ points is "flatter" for men, there is more tendency to go into extremes, while women tend to have a tighter distribution.[1] This does however not mean that there is a vast majority in either extreme, rather that if you look for the extreme ends of the spectrum, you will find that one sex is over-represented. [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sex_differences_in_intelligence https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sex_differences_in_intelligenc...