Which of the following involves the fallacy of hasty generalization?
A. concluding something about an entire group based on a study of every member of the group
B. drawing a general conclusion from a randomly selected sample
C. drawing a general conclusion from a sample that is too small
D. All of these are ways of committing the fallacy of hasty generalization.
Answer: C
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