Tom used the Internet to check the show time for a local movie he wanted to see. When he arrived at the theater at the time shown online, he found he was late for the start of the movie. Afterwards, Tom told his friend not to use the Internet because it was an unreliable source of information. This is an example of a reasoning fallacy of _____.
A) hasty generalization
B) red herring
C) causal
D) either-or

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This is an example of a hasty generalization because Tom based his belief that the Internet is unreliable on one specific instance where the information was incorrect. He made a generalization about the entire source based on limited evidence.

Tom Used the Internet to Check the Show Time for a Local