Faulty Reasoning

That restaurant is popular because everyone in town goes there.

• overgeneralization
• hasty generalization
• attack the man
• circular reasoning

My job interview did not go well. I'll never get a job.

• overgeneralization
• hasty generalization
• attack the man
• circular reasoning

The mayor's new program was developed by a fool

• overgeneralization
• hasty generalization
• attack the man
• circular reasoning

John Green is a wonderful writer because he writes so well.

• overgeneralization
• hasty generalization
• attack the man
• circular reasoning

To reach a conclusion with very few facts.

• overgeneralization
• hasty generalization
• attack the man
• circular reasoning

I love that new movie I saw last night with Brad Pitt. I'm going to rent all his movies this weekend and I bet I'll love them all.

• overgeneralization
• hasty generalization
• attack the man
• cirecular reasoning

No one ever wants to wear a bicycle helmet

• over-generalization

• hasty generalization

• circular reasoning

• attack the man

I hated the movie because it was the worst movie I ever saw.

• hasty generalization

• over-generalization

• circular reasoining

• attack the man

All football players are poor students

• over-generalization

• hasty generalization

• circular reasoning

• attack the man

A generalization that is too broad. Uses words such as all, everyone, every time, anything, no one, and none.

• overgeneralization

• hasty generalization

• circular reasoning

• attack the man