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If course, he didn’t say “on average women are incapable of leadership”. Care to try again with words he actually used?

Can you? I'm not trying to make a point by hiding behind an appeal to averages.

No one is trying to make a point by hiding behind an appeal to averages. That's the point. The fact that you can't support your assertions about Damore's claims (without changing his words) proves my point. :)

You mean the direct quote made above with the "assertions"? Are you intentionally playing dumb?

Here it is (again):

> I’m simply stating that the distribution of preferences and abilities of men and women differ in part due to biological causes and that these differences may explain why we don’t see equal representation of women in tech and leadership.

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