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Those references are actually the opposite of helpful to his case. And, in fact, as a biologist he ought to know better than to apply the generalizations he refers to to specific populations or individuals.


Isn't the article basically all about how we should avoid applying generalizations to specific individuals?


He explicitly didn't apply the generalizations in this way. This is a lie invented by a half dozen or more media outlets.




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