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Fallacies Involving Statistical Syllogisms
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A statistical generalization is a statement which is usually true, but not always
true. Very often these are expressed using the word "most", as in "Most
conservatives favour welfare cuts." Sometimes the word "generally" is used, as in
"Conservatives generally favour welfare cuts." Or, sometimes, no specific word is
used at all, as in: "Conservatives favour welfare cuts."
Fallacies involving statistical generalizations occur because the generalization is not
always true. Thus, when an author treats a statistical generalization as though it
were always true, the author commits a fallacy.
This section describes the following fallacies involving statistical syllogisms:
26 May 1995
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