A speaker says, "I knew a red-headed kid in third grade who was always getting into fights on the playground. And I know two red heads who are easily angered. I guess you can say that red heads are quick-tempered people." The speaker is guilty of using which kind of fallacy in reasoning?
A. straw man
B. attack on a person
C. hasty generalization
D. either-or reasoning
Answer: C
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