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Americans overestimate the size of minority groups and underestimate the size of most majority groups (lemmy.world)

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[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

I cannot in any sane logical line of reasoning

Ah, I guess I was thrown by this since it didn't require insanity or illogical reasoning to come up with "stupidity".

[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

Yes, however as you were implying that a more reasonable explanation lied in the responder's laziness, I was also implying that any reason other than stupidity was requiring of some mental gymnastics

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