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11 March, 01:30

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?

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  1. 11 March, 05:03
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    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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