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Are stereotypes inaccurate?

It depends on how accurate. Stereotyping is a form of mental shorthand. We all use stereotyping during the day, whether of people or of things and of situations. Rules of thumb. Sometimes wrong, but with limited information we have to go by something.

Truth about Stereotypes Revealed

Posted by The Barrister in Fallacies and Logic at 14:59 | Comments (9) | Trackbacks (0)

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Stereotypes are among the most accurate knowledge humans possess. http://www.rci.rutgers.edu/~jussim/unbearable%20accuracy%20of%20stereotypes.pdf

#1 Melampus the Seer on 2016-06-04 15:12 (Reply)

Stereotype and cliche both name the same part of a printing machine, one in English and one in French.

#2 rhhardin (Link) on 2016-06-04 16:08 (Reply)

Stereotypes are usually as accurate as one can afford to be. When you have resources and cause to be more accurate, but cling to the stereotype, then it becomes a hindrance rather than a resource.

Ain't the tool. It's the operator.

#3 TomP on 2016-06-04 17:07 (Reply)

Stereotypes are generally accurate. That's why they're stereotypes. The only question about stereotypes is whether they are accurate when extrapolating to a single individual of the stereotyped group.

#4 Jim on 2016-06-04 23:08 (Reply)

Stereotypes are like war plans. Trying to stick with them after first contact will generally lead to disaster.

#5 JK Brown on 2016-06-05 07:56 (Reply)

inaccurate for what purpose?

a poker player uses stereotypes that have proved accurate over the long term, but refines these assumptions are more he gains more information.

#6 Donny "The Bear Jew" Donowitz on 2016-06-05 11:45 (Reply)

Damn fine set of comments! Soon the Gang of Z will arrive, guns blazing, shooting holes elsewhere.

#7 Sam L. on 2016-06-05 13:04 (Reply)

Ric's* First Law: To avoid being stereotyped, avoid stereotypical behavior.

*I'm Ric

#8 BlogDog on 2016-06-05 17:21 (Reply)

In improv comedy we use stereotypes to provide a common knowledge base with the audience. The old woman, the hippy, the taxi driver are easy to indentify for the audience and we don't have to do an exposition on who we are. We typically grab at least three elements of a chartacter to help define it. I have seen improv in another country and got most of it. While the characters were defined because of stereotypes, we didn't always get the cultural references. But it was still fun!

#9 Sheryl Bryant on 2016-06-06 22:08 (Reply)

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