1. Gould points out that there were no flaws in Broca’s procedure but that he based his numbers on supposed data instead of the other way around. Generally speaking Gould is saying that scientists can be biased as well to try to find explanations that fit the opinion of the time period so they themselves will be highly regaurded as one of the best.
3. He mentions faults in the scientific process when he mentions Broca autopsies and inaccurate findings and also in several paragraphs trying to relate cranium size to intelligence. By pointing out both how the research was flawed to match societies opinions, he expresses that people don’t want to upset the the rules established at the time and be ridiculed for there findings. It shows the undying need to fit in even if it takes a little lie here or there to keep in good graces.
7. Gould develops his point on the affect science had on belittling other groups to exemplify no matter the type of person there will always be one that believes they are superior to the rest. The fact that they used science which is supposedly considered a sound and truthful way to prove things was used as way to point out flaws that weren’t even really there. It’s about the “superior” trying to keep their power by beating all opposition and others down.
9. He shows that there thought process was not necessarily wrong, for the time period they were doing what they thought best possible. It does however show that it is a powerful tool in shaping the way society acts and thinks.
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