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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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Source: https://today.yougov.com/politics/articles/41556-americans-misestimate-small-subgroups-population

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[–] HollowNaught@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Stupidity?

That is what I was getting, yes

[–] LilB0kChoy@midwest.social 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

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".

[–] HollowNaught@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days 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