Which statement indicates a negative stereotype?
A) "All the police in this town are on the take."
B) "The Internal Affairs unit has discovered graft and corruption in the police department."
C) "Those two police officers are taking bribes from the mob."
D) "Police officers should be prosecuted for killing unarmed citizens."

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Statement A implies a negative generalization about all police officers in a town, which is a characteristic of a negative stereotype. It unfairly attributes a negative trait (being corrupt) to the entire group without evidence that every individual in that group possesses that trait. The other statements (B, C, and D) refer to specific instances or opinions that do not generalize about the entire group.

Which Statement Indicates a Negative Stereotype