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Making a general statement/assumption about a specific group. ex. Teenagers are irresponsible. You are making a generalization because you are making ageneral assumption that all teenagers are irresponsible, when it could not be true.

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A simple statement about something complicated. (Apex)

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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.


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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


Is the word are a clue word to a generalization?

yes the word are is a generalization


How can you show that generalization is likely correct?

There is really no telling if generalization is correct. It is told that generalization is never correct and some has told that generalization is sometime correct so it depends on a person opinion.


Is a generalization?

Generalization can be defined as a broad statement that is applicable to a group of people.


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Generalization can be defined as a broad statement that is applicable to a group of people.