We can actually deduce here that the underlined sentence in the excerpt is an example of hasty generalization.
<h3>What is hasty generalization?</h3>
Hasty generalizationactually refers to a kind of fallacious generalization which makes it false as a result of insufficient samples. Insufficient information leads to hasty generalizations.
We see that in the sentence, the speaker refers to "our laziness" being the reason for dependence upon "prodders". This information is insufficient to conclude.
Because America already existed and was already there with indigenous people occupying it, therefore he was entering and possibly invading it rather than discovering it
