Faulty generalization
PROCESS OF REACHING A CONCLUSION ABOUT ALL OR MANY INSTANCES OF A PHENOMENON, ON THE BASIS OF ONE OR A FEW INSTANCES OF THAT PHENOMENON
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A faulty generalization is an informal fallacy wherein a conclusion is drawn about all or many instances of a phenomenon on the basis of one or a few instances of that phenomenon. It is similar to a proof by example in mathematics.