The Girl Paradox?

The Intersection
By Sheril Kirshenbaum
Sep 15, 2009 5:00 AMNov 5, 2019 10:30 AM

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Arikia has just informed current and former sciblings via Twitter that last week's 'Boy Paradox' has a complement:

I continue to argue the logic is flawed. Smart girls are hot. Further, attractiveness is directly related to the other two factors, as well as humor, confidence, and even a quirk here or there. Hence, ‘hot’ is dependent upon the alternative variables labeled plus those not accounted for in the figure. Readers?

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