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> *Given her background/race, we can't actually rule out the possibility that she got carried through the ranks by AA. The reality is that she hard to work thr
by malcolmgreaves 6y ago
> *Given her background/race, we can't actually rule out the possibility that she got carried through the ranks by AA.
The reality is that she hard to work three times as hard as a white man to make it: effort to learn the knowledge, and double effort to overcome the effects of sexism and racism, of which you've perfectly demonstrated.
- academicthrow 6y agoIt might be true that she faced more hurdles than her white peers to get to where she is. That is irrelevant to the question of whether she was weaker than her peers. That is a simple statistical problem: If your program has lower admission standards for a certain group of people , a randomly chosen person from that group will be weaker than their peers.
- malcolmgreaves 6y agoNo, what you've stated is false: your last sentence lacks any logical thought. You need to check your racism.
- academicthrow 6y ago"If your admissions criteria gives "bonus points" to people of a certain race, a randomly chosen person who was admitted of that race will be weaker than people not of that race." Please point out the flaw(s) in my reasoning. I've clarified it a little bit. If you think my clarification significantly changes what I was trying to say, then I apologize for not being clear enough.