Nicholas told his mother that his friend Chang won the class math contest earlier that day. His mother responded, "well, Chinese people are good at math." This type of sentence is an example of

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This statement is an example of essentialism, which involves attributing a fixed set of characteristics to a group, in this case, assuming all Chinese people are inherently good at math.

Nicholas Told His Mother That His Friend Chang Won the Class