Ella was bullied by one of her classmates on her first day of school.After this incident, she did not talk to anyone else at school.At home, when her mother asked her how she liked her classmates, Ella said, "All my friends are very mean!" Which of the following fallacies best illustrates this scenario?
A)A hasty generalization
B)A false cause
C)An ad hominem argument
D)An either/or fallacy

Question

Ella was bullied by one of her classmates on her first day of school.After this incident, she did not talk to anyone else at school.At home, when her mother asked her how she liked her classmates, Ella said, "All my friends are very mean!" Which of the following fallacies best illustrates this scenario? 
A)A hasty generalization 
B)A false cause 
C)An ad hominem argument 
D)An either/or fallacy

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Ella's statement "All my friends are very mean!" is a hasty generalization because she is making a broad, sweeping statement based on one isolated incident with one classmate. She is generalizing her negative experience with one person to apply to all her classmates.

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