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A Faulty Generalization is Sabotaging Early Childhood Policy

A Faulty Generalization is Sabotaging Early Childhood Policy
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Making incorrect generalizations about a phenomenon based on just one or two instances of that phenomenon is a common error in human reasoning, sometimes called a “faulty generalization.” And a profoundly faulty generalization, plucked from the brilliant work of Nobel-prize-winning economist James Heckman, is sabotaging early childhood policy and jeopardizing the well-being of America's young children today.

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