Your friend Elizabeth is a lawyer. You think lawyers are controlling, but your friend Elizabeth is not. You argue, “Elizabeth is the exception that proves the rule” in arguing that your belief that lawyers are controlling is accurate. What potential error are you making?

a. Illogical reasoning
b. Overgeneralization
c. Selective observation
d. Inaccurate observations


Answer a

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