A teacher who reads a research report finding that minority students tend to speak loudly and concludes that each minority student in her classroom must be told to speak softly in the classroom is making what type of logical error?

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The teacher is committing an ecological fallacy by making a generalization about all minority students based on a research finding about a group of minority students. This is an error in reasoning that occurs when conclusions about individuals are drawn from aggregate data or statistical information.

A Teacher Who Reads a Research Report Finding That Minority