Question

What type of fallacy is this statement:

My two best friends in college were tan Californians. All Californians must be tan!

Question 14 options:

either-or-fallacy


band wagon


hasty-generalization

Answer 1

Answer: Hasty generalization.

Explanation: You immediately assumed that because you met two Californians that were tan, you assumed that all Californians are tan, despite only meeting two. Thus, it's a hasty generalization.