Selective Abstraction
a. Reaching an arbitrary negative conclusion when there is little or no evidence to support it, when the evidence is circumstantial, vague, or unclear, or when there is evidence to the contrary.
b. Relating a negative event or situation to oneself without the adequate causal evidence to make the connection.
c. Focusing on the negative in a situation, ignoring other positive (sometimes more salient) features, and viewing the entire experience as negative based on the selective view.
d. Drawing a rule or conclusion based upon one or two isolated incidents and applying the concept across the board to related and unrelated situations.
c. Focusing on the negative in a situation, ignoring other positive (sometimes more salient) features, and viewing the entire experience as negative based on the selective view.
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