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A generalization is a statement drawn from particular facts that is generally true about a broad category of things. As such, it may be misleading or stereotypical, and not accurate for an entire group or category.
Example : "Old coins and stamps are valuable."
(They can be, but some are and some aren't. It depends on supply and demand.)
Ethnic Generalizations
Irish people drink a lot of alcohol.
Black people have rhythm.
White men can't jump. (Basketball)
All animals have four legs.
Those are generalizations. They may or may not be true for any specific individual.
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Definition of a hasty generalization?
An informal fallacy of faulty generalization by reaching an inductive generalization based on insufficient evidence
Use generalization in a sentence?
The word "generalization" is the noun form of the word "generalize. " An example of a sentence using the word "generalization" is "Their theory is a broad generalization that doesn't always hold true. "
What is inaccurate or over generalization?
Inaccurate is so suggest something that is false or mislead generalization is ... i've never heard before
What is Benjamin Franklin's Generalization?
he was a child molestor
What generalization can you make about the transcontinental railroad and the west?
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What means generalization?
Is mean food
What does a generalization mean?
Insire a Generation mean a generation insire the Olympics.
How can you show a generalization is correct?
No. A generalization cannot be proved correct. Even this generalization about a generalization could be incorrect. Anywho, and generalization could never be proven correct.
How can you show generalization is correct?
No. A generalization cannot be proved correct. Even this generalization about a generalization could be incorrect. Anywho, and generalization could never be proven correct.
What does hasty generalization?
Hasty generalization is a logical fallacy of faulty generalization by reaching an inductive generalization based on insufficient evidence.
What is tesser mean?
The generalization of a cube to four dimensions.
What is a generalization in reading?
what is a generalization in reading
What does author's theme mean in a story plot?
The theme is the author's message, a generalization about life.
How to summarize the difference between a hasty generalization and a valid generalization?
A faulty generalization is a statement that's not true while a valid generalization is a true statement.
What is generalization?
*A generalization is a statement about several things or people *clue words to identify generalization * Valid generalization: fact support or prove and (true) generalization *clue words in a sentence to make a generalization: never,all,sometimes,most,always,none,everybody,everone,society,some,almost,only,empty *Faulty generalization: (not true) generalization (can not) be proven or supported with a fact.
Is a generalization a question of fact?
It is inherently neither. A generalization is an assumption. It can be predicated on a fact, but that is not conditional, nor does that validate a generalization.
Definition of a hasty generalization?
An informal fallacy of faulty generalization by reaching an inductive generalization based on insufficient evidence
