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.The cocktail Beatrice orders before dinner is watery, so she decides not to eat there after all. "Don't think they can fix decent dinners if they can't even make a decent martini," she mutters.
What will be an ideal response?
Hasty generalization.
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Hume believes that we can know:
a. the self b. the world c. none of these are correct d. God
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To think that what holds true of a group automatically holds true of the individuals in the group is known as the fallacy of
A. hasty generalization. B. division. C. accident. D. composition.
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Galileo:
1. invented the telescope. 2. was the first person to use a telescope to view the heavens. 3. accepted the geocentric model of the universe. 4. was a follower of Aristotle.
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Explain three ways in which new religious movements arise.
What will be an ideal response?
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