Joe: Worked at LinkedIn for 3 years
With only this information, which person is more likely to engage in backstabbing or sexual harassment?
With the information available to me, the answer seems clear: Bob
Can somebody explain the fault in my reasoning please?
If the above reasoning is prejudice, does that make prejudice a good thing?
Statistically some ethnic groups are more likely to have a criminal record. Don't just assume - go ahead and check.
Is it more effort? Yes. That's why we call it "the right thing to do" and not "the convenient thing to do".
>Can somebody explain the fault in my reasoning please?
The fault is in insisting that you have to come up with an answer.
I think the biggest lesson I learned in grad school was learning not to make decisions with inadequate data. And rooting out those who do.