{"id":5440,"date":"2024-06-27T08:02:32","date_gmt":"2024-06-27T08:02:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.novonon.com\/blog\/?p=5440"},"modified":"2024-06-27T08:38:57","modified_gmt":"2024-06-27T08:38:57","slug":"the-dangers-of-exaggerating-or-denying-group-differences","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.novonon.com\/blog\/2024\/06\/27\/the-dangers-of-exaggerating-or-denying-group-differences\/","title":{"rendered":"The dangers of exaggerating or denying group differences"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"625\" height=\"365\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.novonon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/31bab29b-3e9f-da9c-81a1-acc198059b8f2911124014189605550.png?resize=625%2C365&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5439\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.novonon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/31bab29b-3e9f-da9c-81a1-acc198059b8f2911124014189605550.png?resize=1024%2C598&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.novonon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/31bab29b-3e9f-da9c-81a1-acc198059b8f2911124014189605550.png?resize=300%2C175&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.novonon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/31bab29b-3e9f-da9c-81a1-acc198059b8f2911124014189605550.png?resize=150%2C88&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.novonon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/31bab29b-3e9f-da9c-81a1-acc198059b8f2911124014189605550.png?resize=768%2C448&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.novonon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/31bab29b-3e9f-da9c-81a1-acc198059b8f2911124014189605550.png?resize=1536%2C897&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.novonon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/31bab29b-3e9f-da9c-81a1-acc198059b8f2911124014189605550.png?resize=624%2C364&amp;ssl=1 624w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.novonon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/31bab29b-3e9f-da9c-81a1-acc198059b8f2911124014189605550.png?w=1999&amp;ssl=1 1999w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.novonon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/31bab29b-3e9f-da9c-81a1-acc198059b8f2911124014189605550.png?w=1250&amp;ssl=1 1250w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.novonon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/31bab29b-3e9f-da9c-81a1-acc198059b8f2911124014189605550.png?w=1875&amp;ssl=1 1875w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Sometimes, groups are genuinely found to differ a bit, on average. For instance, it may be found that&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridge.org\/core\/journals\/judgment-and-decision-making\/article\/gender-differences-in-lying-in-senderreceiver-games-a-metaanalysis\/143F4ADFA1D901B1CDC39D8F93E36471\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">men are a bit more dishonest than women<\/a>&nbsp;or that&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.iea.nl\/publications\/study-reports\/international-reports-iea-studies\/20-years-timss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">kids from East Asian countries outperform American kids at math<\/a>, on average. Situations like this often involve people jumping to inaccurate conclusions and spreading misinformation. In this article, we&#8217;ll explore why, as well as how to think more clearly about these kinds of situations.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>http:\/\/clearerthinking.org\/post\/how-to-think-about-group-differences<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sometimes, groups are genuinely found to differ a bit, on average. For instance, it may be found that&nbsp;men are a bit more dishonest than women&nbsp;or that&nbsp;kids from East Asian countries outperform American kids at math, on average. Situations like this often involve people jumping to inaccurate conclusions and spreading misinformation. 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