Arguments that offer conclusion based on insufficient information, too few instances, atypical examples, or offer conclusions that overstate what is warranted by the evidence are referred to as

(a) hasty generalizations.
(b) fallacies of composition.
(c) ad hominem arguments.
(d) forced dichotomies.


A

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