Article 6SJNA Strange American Cognitive Bias

Strange American Cognitive Bias

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janrinok
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Snotnose writes:

Before reading the article ask yourself "What percentage of Americans do you think are [fill in the blank]?"

  • Transgender
  • Muslim
  • Jewish
  • Black
  • Live in New York City
  • Gay or Lesbian

Now go see how you did.

Yesterday Jemele Hill recirculated a study YouGov did in 2022 about the gaps between people's perceptions and reality.

YouGov asked a series of questions on "What percentage of Americans do you think are [fill in the blank]?" with the [blank] being all sorts of qualities: black, gay, Christian, left-handed, own a passport, etc.

TLDR: there are a lot of stupid people out there.

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