- 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 instances...
-
though probably not the kind
traded on the New York
Stock Exchange."
Overgeneralization is a
fallacy occurring when a
statistic about a
particular po****tion...
-
understanding of language.
Three prominent errors in
early word use are
overgeneralization, overextension, and underextension. The
majority of
words that children...
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unbearable or
impossible when it is just uncomfortable. A form of
overgeneralization;
attributing a person's
actions to
their character instead of to an...
- personality, preferences,
appearance or ability.
Stereotypes are
often overgeneralized, inaccurate, and
resistant to new information. A
stereotype does not...
- Self-help
groups for
mental health are
voluntary ****ociations of
people who
share a
common desire to
overcome mental illness or
otherwise increase their...
- also been used to
describe the
behavioral immune systems tendency to
overgeneralize.
Evolved responses to
signals of
pathogen threat cannot be
perfect and...
- righteousness, fear,
moral indignation) from the
audience through the use of
overgeneralizations, sensationalism,
misleading or
patently inaccurate information, ad...
- disagreements,
complaints over date ranges,
generation names, and the
overgeneralized "personality" of each generation. They
suggest that
marketers and journalists...
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diagrams and
avoiding bias.
Misuse can
occur when
conclusions are
overgeneralized and
claimed to be
representative of more than they
really are, often...
