"I have listened to the parliament speech of the president of the country XYZ once, from that I must…
A sweeping conclusion about the speaker's ability is drawn from a single observed speech. Generalising from an insufficient or unrepresentative sample is hasty…
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"I have listened to the parliament speech of the president of the country XYZ once, from that I must conclude that he is a lousy speaker." Which fallacy is committed in the above statement?
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Correct answer B
A sweeping conclusion about the speaker's ability is drawn from a single observed speech. Generalising from an insufficient or unrepresentative sample is hasty generalisation. No personal attack, circularity or chain of consequences is involved.
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