You visit another country as a tourist and meet a very friendly guide. You then conclude that citizens of that country are very friendly. You are guilty of:

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An illusory correlation is the perception of a relationship between two events or variables that are not actually related. In this case, the tourist has concluded that the citizens of the country are very friendly based on their experience with one friendly guide. This is an illusory correlation because there is no actual relationship between the friendliness of one guide and the friendliness of the entire population.

You Visit Another Country as a Tourist and Meet a Very