CE527M
November 8, 2013, 11:59pm
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I’m one of those girls who does great in reading and poorly in math. But you know what? I know plenty of girls who excel at it, and I know many that could out argue (using logic, not verbal superiority) many guys. I also know guys who can perform literary analysis better than most girls, and I know guys who are great at pure memorization but suck at application. To say “men are just better at reasoning than women” is such a poor claim because of a. all the socialization girls go through that discourages them from learning math skills (and thus analytical reasoning) and b. variation among groups.
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<p>Okay…so if people say “men and GENERALLY better at reasoning than women,” does that work? It is true. Guys are generally better at math. Oh well.</p>