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  • Stereotyping is a simplification that, while containing some truth, tends to over-weight the negative and less-flattering elements that are observed about a group.

    Acceptable Biases, and Unacceptable Ones - Freakonomics Blog - NYTimes.com 2008

  • Stereotyping is one of those things that people with no experience of Policing consider bad as it plays to the old axiom of ‘not Judging a book by its cover’.

    Be Nice…… Damn You! « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2008

  • Stereotyping is when you make an irrational judgement by taking certain characteristics of a person/thing and assuming other characteristics are also present.

    Can you love God and feminism? - Feministing 2008

  • In one word, they successfully find a vehicle for propagandistic techniques such as Stereotyping or Labeling, Transfer, Intentional Vagueness, Obtain Disapproval, Argumentum ad nauseam, and the Appeal to Fear.

    Creationism and Propaganda 2006

  • Stereotyping Mexican people-any people for that matter - is rude, particularly if you live in Mexico.

    Page 2 2010

  • Stereotyping Mexican people-any people for that matter - is rude, particularly if you live in Mexico.

    Page 2 2010

  • Stereotyping Mexican people-any people for that matter - is rude, particularly if you live in Mexico.

    Page 2 2010

  • Stereotyping Mexican people-any people for that matter - is rude, particularly if you live in Mexico.

    Page 2 2010

  • Stereotyping Mexican people-any people for that matter - is rude, particularly if you live in Mexico.

    Page 2 2010

  • Stereotyping Mexican people-any people for that matter - is rude, particularly if you live in Mexico.

    Page 2 2010

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