Human beings are complex and unique. Consequently, we all label each other and ourselves. By focusing on one attribute of a person, is there an extrapolation of that attribute that defines the person as a whole? Can the use of labels create biases? For example, " a schizophrenic pushed a woman onto the subway tracks." Does the event require that the diagnosis of schizophrenia be included ? If the person also had diagnoses of depression, vertigo, hypertension and heart disease, should they also be included as attributes of the person? Or is the correlation of schizophrenia and violence so strong that it warrants exclusive inclusion?

Try not to focus entirely on the example, but on my thesis that by extrapolating one attribute of a person you create an inaccurate and stereotypical representation of a person or group. What do you think?