Hasty+Generalization

Hasty Generalization: When someone makes a broad generalization on the basis of too little evidence

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Text: Smith, who is from England, decides to attend graduate school at Ohio State University. He has never been to the US before. The day after he arrives, he is walking back from an orientation session and sees two white (albino) squirrels chasing each other around a tree. In his next letter home, he tells his family that American squirrels are white. media type="youtube" key="2zOlhKI6rEI" width="560" height="315"