Hasty Generalization

We interviewed five women who study a bachelor's degree in arts at UTP. We ask them to respond to their preferences regarding the height of men. All of the women answered that they prefer tall men. What of these statements represent a hasty generalization?

• Many women who study arts prefer tall men.

• Some of the women who study arts prefer tall men.

• A wide range of women who study at UTP prefer tall men.

• All women who study at UTP prefer tall men.

What is needed to avoid hasty generalization?

• To study each individual sample of a population.

• To have few samples in order to conclude something.

• To be based on a representative sample of a population.

• To conclude something from your experience.

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

Is anyone committing hasty generalization when considering only exceptional or dramatic cases?

• True

• False

We always have to help people who are having car trouble. Which exception invalidates this generalization?

• We can help a family that is having a trip

• We ought to help those bank robbers that can't seem to get their car started.

• We can lend them our compressor to fix their tire.

“All birds can fly” Is this a fallacy of accident?

• True

• False

Which of the following options is NOT a fallacy of accident?

• Hitler was vegetarian, so I cannot become vegetarian.

• Erick bought an expensive car; therefore, he is rich.

• Camila is a professional swimmer so that she must train hard to win in competitions.

• To cut someone with a knife is a crime.

This data visualization is accurate.

• True

• False

What kind of misleading statistics are these two statements referring to?

Car accidents in the state of New York increase in the month of June (A)

Bear attacks in the state of New York increase in the month of June (B).

• Small size data

• Faulty polling

• Flawed correlations

• Purposeful and selective bias