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Ipatiy [6.2K]
3 years ago
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A speaker says, "i knew a red-headed kid in third grade who was always getting into fights on the playground. and i know two red

heads who are easily angered. i guess you can say that red heads are quick-tempered people." the speaker is guilty of using which kind of fallacy in reasoning?
Social Studies
1 answer:
ElenaW [278]3 years ago
3 0

Answer: Hasty generalization

Explanation:

Hasty generalization is known to be a type of fallacy in which an individual make conclusion as a result of inadequate facts or information without ascertaining if it is true or not. It is when a person relies on small samples instead of the whole samples in making judgment. It is also known as over generalization fallacy. Thus, it is a decision reached by an individual due to impatience and so on.

The researcher is guilty of of using hasty generalization in reasoning.

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