Mrs.Blair concludes that boys do not read as well as girls because most of the students in her remedial reading classes are boys.Mrs.Blair's conclusion best illustrates the danger of

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Mrs. Blair's conclusion is based on a select group of students (those in her remedial reading classes), which makes it difficult to generalize to the larger population of all boys and girls. This illustrates the danger of generalizing from select cases. It is possible that there are many boys who read just as well as girls, but they are not in Mrs. Blair's remedial reading classes.

MrsBlair Concludes That Boys Do Not Read as Well as Girls