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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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[–] LilB0kChoy@midwest.social 11 points 22 hours ago

How many of these questions had you really, truly considered before?

I speculate that most Americans just don't think about these things that in depth and, when asked, throw out a number without giving due consideration.

Don't attribute to stupidity what can be adequately explained by laziness