I have listened to the parliament speech of the president of country XYZ once, and from that I must conclude that he is a lousy speaker. Which fallacy is committed in the above statement?
ABegging the question
BHasty generalisation ✓ Correct
CSlippery slope
DAd hominem
Correct answer: (B) Hasty generalisation
Explanation
Drawing a sweeping verdict from a single instance is a hasty generalisation.
The speaker heard just one parliamentary speech of the president.
From that lone sample a general judgement that he is a lousy speaker is drawn.
One instance is far too small a sample to support such a general claim.
Generalising from insufficient evidence is the fallacy of hasty generalisation.
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