A psychologist read the literature review in the textbook on whether critical thinking can be taught. After examining all of the evidence, she concluded that the evidence suggested that critical thinking could be improved through proper instruction and that, therefore, creative thinking could be improved as well. Which thinking error has the psychologist made?
A) Hasty generalization
B) Sweeping generalization
C) Argument from ignorance
D) Asserting the consequent

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The psychologist has made a sweeping generalization by concluding that since critical thinking can be improved through proper instruction, creative thinking can also be improved. While there may be some overlap between the two thinking skills, it cannot be assumed that they are the same or that one can necessarily be improved by improving the other.

A Psychologist Read the Literature Review in the Textbook on Whether