Fallacy Of Converse Accident
Fallacy Of Converse Accident
classification : informal – fallacies involving statistical syllogisms
A principle that holds true as a general rule applied to a specific case that is unusual or atypical.
From one set of exceptional cases then generalizing to a rule that fits them alone.
Foundations
The fallacy of Converse Accident occurs when you form a general rule by examining only a few specific cases which aren’t representative of all possible cases.
The fallacy of Converse Accident is similar to the fallacy of Accident. In Accident, you misapply a general rule to a specific situation; in Converse Accident, you generalize a specific situation into a sweeping rule. Thus, Converse Accident is sometimes called Hasty Generalization.
Examples
Did you see that teenager run that red light? Teenage drivers are really pathetic.
John Doe is a duplicitous, weasel word Politician. All Politicians are disingenuous.
Other Names:
Hasty Generalization
reverse accident
destroying the exception
sub-fallacy of Presumption
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