Randy meets a Californian who grows his own vegetables and refuses to eat nonorganic food. Randy concludes that Californians are overzealous about nutrition. This type of error illustrates the importance of which critical thinking guideline?
A) don't oversimplify
B) tolerate uncertainty
C) avoid emotional reasoning
D) examine the evidence

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Randy is oversimplifying and generalizing his observation to all Californians based on one encounter with an individual. This error demonstrates the importance of not oversimplifying and recognizing that individual experiences do not necessarily represent that of an entire group.

Randy Meets a Californian Who Grows His Own Vegetables and Refuses