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The fallacy of sweeping generalization is committed when a rule that is generally accepted to be correct is used incorrectly in a particular instance. The best way to explain this is with an example:
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As an aside, from time to time I see a generalization that is inacurate or just plain false get labeled as a "sweeping generalization." Loosely speaking, this is a correct use of language, but it must be noted that a bad generalization should not be confused with the Sweeping Generalization fallacy.
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www.tektonics.org/guest/fallacies.html
www.tektonics.org/guest/fallacies.html
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For example, one fallacy is called "sweeping generalization." Someone may argue: "That is the richest sorority on campus; so Sue, who belongs to that sorority must be one of the richest women on campus." Well, Sue may be one of the richest;
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webspace.ship.edu/cgboer/fallacies.html
webspace.ship.edu/cgboer/fallacies.html
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Ecological fallacy: Conclusion about individual from group data. ... Fallacy of Exclusion: see Unrepresentative Sample ... Sweeping Generalization: see Accident...
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Description: Sweeping Generalization occurs when a general rule is applied to a particular situation in which the features of that particular situation render the rule inapplicable. A sweeping generalization is ... This fallacy is also known as the "hasty generalization." It is a fallacy that takes evidence from several,
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education.gsu.edu/spehar/FOCUS/EdPsy/misc/Fallacies.htm
education.gsu.edu/spehar/FOCUS/EdPsy/misc/Fallacies.htm
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Describes and gives examples of the logical fallacy of accident. ... The fallacy of Accident occurs when one either attempts to apply such a rule of thumb to an obviously abnormal instance, or when one treats the rule itself as if it were an exceptionless universal generalization, rather than a defeasible rule of thumb.
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www.fallacyfiles.org/accident.html
www.fallacyfiles.org/accident.html
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Complex question / Fallacy of interrogation / Fallacy of presupposition ... Converse accident / Hasty generalization ... Dicto simpliciter / The fallacy of accident / Sweeping generalization...
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www.infidels.org/library/modern/mathew/logic.html
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Atheism, atheism, athiesm, Athiesm ... About Atheism [ Index ] ... Various introductions to atheism, including its definition; its relationship to agnosticism, theism, and noncognitivism; and its value.
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www.infidels.org/library/modern/nontheism/atheism/
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FALLACY: Drawing an improper conclusion from the premise; ... * Fallacy of Sweeping Generalization (Faulty Deduction) * ... * Fallacy of Begging the Question (Circular reasoning) *
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www-rohan.sdsu.edu/faculty/dunnweb/logicfall.html
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