Hasty generalization
Also known as: Jumping to conclusions · Insufficient sample · Hasty generalisation · Overgeneralization · Overgeneralisation
What it is
Draws a broad conclusion from too few or unrepresentative cases.
Example "My two neighbours are rude, so everyone in that town is rude."
Related
References
- Wikipedia: Hasty generalization en.wikipedia.org
- Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Fallacies iep.utm.edu
- Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Fallacies plato.stanford.edu
- Wikipedia: List of fallacies en.wikipedia.org
- Purdue OWL: Logical fallacies owl.purdue.edu