Dominique believes that men who wear tattoos and leather jackets are dangerous, so when she is stalled on the highway and a man with tattoos and a leather jacket stops to help her, she rejects his help and says a tow truck is on the way

What kind of reasoning was involved here?
What will be an ideal response?


This is an example of reasoning from generalization.

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What is the ideal structure of a lead?

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