One day Lacey had an intuitive hunch that she would hear from an old grade-school friend, and sure enough, her friend e-mailed her. Lacey is now convinced that she is psychic. This is an example of the fallacy of positive instances.

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The fallacy of positive instances occurs when someone draws a general conclusion from a few specific examples without considering other possible outcomes. In this case, Lacey concluded that she has psychic abilities based on one correct prediction, but this is not enough evidence to support such a claim.

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