Tabatha drew the well-reasoned conclusion from the literature that eyewitness memory is often inaccurate. She thought about the issue some more and decided that, in general, memory is inaccurate and cannot be trusted in other situations as well. She seems to be committing the thinking error of:
A) drawing a hasty generalization.
B) making a sweeping generalization.
C) arguing from ignorance.
D) confusing correlation with causation.

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Tabatha is making a sweeping generalization by applying the conclusion about eyewitness memory to all situations, without considering any possible exceptions or qualifications.

Tabatha Drew the Well-Reasoned Conclusion from the Literature That Eyewitness