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In reply to the discussion: Standardized testing originated in the eugenics movement [View all]Snake Alchemist
(3,318 posts)18. why do we need the MCATs? some future doctors may not do well
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Testing was used by eugenicists to rank & categorize populations in order to distribute benefit and
HiPointDem
Apr 2012
#8
You don't seem to understand my reasoning. It has nothing to do with the genetic fallacy.
HiPointDem
Apr 2012
#36
I prefer to criticise ST because it sucks, not because I like the genetic fallacy. (nt)
Posteritatis
Apr 2012
#32
Of course they are. The impulse to sort, categorize and rank human beings for the purpose of
HiPointDem
Apr 2012
#19
The entire impulse for the extension of testing is to do these things. And always was; to rank,
HiPointDem
Apr 2012
#25
I may know more about the subject than you imagine. So I am not surprised that you call
HiPointDem
Apr 2012
#29
Birth control didn't originate in the eugenics movement. The promotion of birth control for the
HiPointDem
Apr 2012
#27