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Line 5: − − The book pushes the envelope by dealing with two taboos at once: the authors are simultaneously rocking the boat and upsetting the apple cart. Either point by itself is an [[elephant in the livingroom]]. Tackling both at once got the authors into a lot of hot water, as their argument was perceived as the thin end of a highly controversial wedge. As a result, they have since been given the cold shoulder by many in academia, who take their findings with a grain of salt.
editing out section written by liberal parodist and admitted as such on another site
#That in America intelligent people are more successful than average people, and that unintelligent people make more trouble than average people.
#That in America intelligent people are more successful than average people, and that unintelligent people make more trouble than average people.
#That some ethnic groups have consistently scored lower on intelligence tests, and that [[cultural bias]] in the tests fails to explain this
#That some ethnic groups have consistently scored lower on intelligence tests, and that [[cultural bias]] in the tests fails to explain this
==Quotations about the book==
==Quotations about the book==