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generalization:hasty [26.08.26, 21:23:05] – [Description] saschageneralization:hasty [28.08.26, 12:30:30] (current) – ↷ Links adapted because of a move operation sascha
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 This is an error that occurs when a //generalization// is based on only a (too) small number of observations of a phenomenon. This is an error that occurs when a //generalization// is based on only a (too) small number of observations of a phenomenon.
  
-This is particularly objectionable if the generalization refers to a diverse group and one could therefore find example cases for virtually any attributes (<span maniculus "see:">[[relevance:ad_hominem:nutpicking|Nutpicking]]</span>).+This is particularly objectionable if the generalization refers to a diverse group and one could therefore find example cases for virtually any attributes (<span maniculus "see:">[[ad_hominem:nutpicking|Nutpicking]]</span>).
  
 In the worst – and probably also most frequent – case, this is applied to groups of people, who can thus be associated with prejudices. Certainly, in any group of people one can find people who seem to confirm common stereotypes: undoubtedly there are radical Muslims, greedy Jews, hard-drinking Irish or Germans who are Nazis, as well as sexist men and irrational women. In none of these cases, however, are the examples sufficient to ascribe these attributes to the respective group as a whole (<span maniculus "see:">[[knowledge:anecdotes:index|Anecdotal evidence]]</span>). In the worst – and probably also most frequent – case, this is applied to groups of people, who can thus be associated with prejudices. Certainly, in any group of people one can find people who seem to confirm common stereotypes: undoubtedly there are radical Muslims, greedy Jews, hard-drinking Irish or Germans who are Nazis, as well as sexist men and irrational women. In none of these cases, however, are the examples sufficient to ascribe these attributes to the respective group as a whole (<span maniculus "see:">[[knowledge:anecdotes:index|Anecdotal evidence]]</span>).

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