That's a VERY bad exhaustive statistic. Kids that are annoying, are more visible than non-annoying kids. Therefore your mental recollection of such kids is bia

That's a VERY bad exhaustive statistic. Kids that are annoying, are more visible than non-annoying kids. Therefore your mental recollection of such kids is biased towards kids that you find annoying. Seeing how American kids are very attention seeking driven, I don't see how it's better than the alternative. Kids screaming top of their lungs to attract attention.