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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]... (For what it's worth, Leonard Sax plays fast and loose with the science. Here's an entertaining read:  http://itre.cis.upenn.edu/~myl/languagelog/archives/003487.html)[/quote]
Different poster here.

Lise Eliot's book "Pink Brain, Blue Brain" made a similar point about how Leonard Sax and some of the other "boys are from Mars!" writers distort the research to fit their preconceived theories.  IIRC, she has a whole chapter where she catalogs their misstatements.

FWIW, when I read some of the studies cited by NurtureShock, I discovered Po Bronson similarly distorted some of the underlying studies to support his argument that intelligence tests are unreliable.  The studies he cites all say that intelligence tests are less reliable for young children then for older children, but they also say that even for young children, the intelligence test results are significant.  However, for younger children, the test results should be verified more closely and repeated often.  But NurtureShock represents that reasonably nuanced position as "Intelligence tests are bunk!".

I suspect many writers do this.  They know the more splashy thesis will sell books or magazines, so they skew the studies to support that more splashy thesis.
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