Evaluate the following generalization(s), identifying sample, population, attribute of interest, and the extent to which the claims involved are knowable. Consider carefully the size and diversification of the sample and the extent to which the population differs or may differ from the sample; remember, what's important is that the sample be representative."How come the people in these big motor homes always have a couple of midget dogs with them," Jasper wonders.

What will be an ideal response?


Hasty generalization.

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