After travelling across Canada for several months and interacting with a wide variety of people,Sven tells his friends back home in Sweden that all Canadians are incredibly polite.He also says that he's positive that any of the rude people he met were not Canadians.What does this example illustrate

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Sven's conclusion is an example of an illusory correlation, where he incorrectly associates the trait of politeness exclusively with Canadians based on his personal experiences, and assumes that any rude behavior must come from non-Canadians, despite not having evidence for such a broad generalization.

After Travelling Across Canada for Several Months and Interacting with a Wide