• A faulty generalization is an informal fallacy wherein a conclusion is drawn about all or many instances of a phenomenon on the basis of one or a few...
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    Fallacy (redirect from Faulty logic)
    A fallacy is the use of invalid or otherwise faulty reasoning in the construction of an argument that may appear to be well-reasoned if unnoticed. The...
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  • validity (scientific studies) Faulty generalization Generic (disambiguation) Critical thinking Generic antecedent Hasty generalization Inheritance (object-oriented...
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  • then be subdivided into categories such as improper presumption, faulty generalization, error in assigning causation, and relevance, among others. The...
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    Composition Division Ecological Secundum quid Accident Converse accident Faulty generalization Anecdotal evidence Sampling bias Cherry picking McNamara Base rate...
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  • specific instances. Generalization may also refer to: Generalization (learning), a concept in learning theory Faulty generalization, an informal fallacy...
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    point out the similarity of the selection form to the fallacy of hasty generalization, in which the refutation of an opposing position that is weaker than...
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  • is black." – My Life and Work by Henry Ford Faulty generalization – other fallacies involving generalization Fischer, D. H. (1970), Historians' Fallacies:...
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  • Bradley Dowden explains the fallacy as an "ad hoc rescue" of a refuted generalization attempt. The following is a simplified rendition of the fallacy: Person...
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