Hasty generalization

obstacles that have created many major conflicts throughout history. Both breed negativity and do not produce solutions or compromise to any social issue the world faces. A prejudice is actually defined as having a negative attitude based on hasty generalizations about individuals of different races, ethnicities, or any group of people for that matter. Because prejudice thoughts and beliefs are based on false information they often lead to discriminatory behaviors. Discrimination is different…

debate, the moderator asks Romney, “how is it that the Republican Party, the self-proclaimed party of personal responsibility, never, ever, ever, ever takes any responsibility for the state of the nation or of the world?” (Laymon 106). He makes a generalization about Republicans, saying they do not take responsibility for their actions. Laymon chooses Romney for the purpose of exaggerating his claims. Romney is a rich, white, Republican man who has faced little to no real struggles in his…

“The New Greatest Generation” In Joel Stein’s article, “The New Greatest Generation,” he argues that Millennials are known as the “me me me generation” because of their selfishness. Stein explains how the people born between 1980 to 2000 are a generation of over-confident and self-involved individuals. He also refers to them as “fame-obsessed,” rather than focusing on a brighter and better future, they often settle for unrealistic goals. Stein makes a convincing argument that Millennials are a…

exaggerated the quantity and intensity of “violent Muslims” by combining these terror attacks news with the “traditional” and “not Western” cloth preferences of some Muslims, and thus created an illogical detest towards all Muslims. This unrightful generalization that all Muslims are violent, and this judging of people wearing hijabs or thobes started to gravely pressurize Muslim people within and without their homeland. Islamophobia, the unreasonable fear and abase of the second largest…

potential success and yes, the facilities that are offered on campus to help a student succeed along the way. Seeing a commercial or advertisement of a university anywhere will most certainly have everything they can offer a student. Playing into the generalization of a “multiyear vacation” is what leads to low retention rates from students unwilling to work and a stain on the university’s name. Most establishments put on a face of high expectations to draw in students and that is reflected in…

Aliens: Are They Real? A recent telephone study that involved 1,000 Americans concluded that 60 percent of Americans that partook in the study, believed in aliens (Malik n.p.). For the longest time, aliens were considered to be mythical stories told by campfires or in science fiction movies. Over time, people actually started to believe in these extraterrestrial beings. Aliens have been featured in many movies and TV shows throughout history. Some examples of aliens portrayed in media are as…

Capital punishment popularity has been dwindling in the past years, with 19 states abolishing the use of the death penalty. Problems also arrive from questions of the ethicality of it and if it’s right to kill someone for killing someone. The politics behind it are very largely at play with the supreme justices being very wary to support it and since the death penalty is state dependent senators for each hold differing positions. Capital punishment is an ethically debated topic that is important…

The weight debate rages on with Mary Ray Worley’s essay, "Fat and Happy: In Defense of Fat Acceptance." Worley, who is a member of the National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance (NAAFA), argues that “trying to manipulate our bodies into being something they’re not” (167), bearing the guilt about one's body, and trying to change how one looks in order to bring others happiness is not the way to live. Worley uses her experiences at the annual NAAFA convention and some examples of her lifestyle…

comes from a limited personal story, experience, and knowledge of Keith, who does not agree that the American cars are more reliable and cheaper to repair than foreign cars. This claim cannot be the representative of the population about which the generalization was created. (“Inductive Reasoning” 37). E. Wayne: "Look at this, Garth. I read that people who do not get enough exercise tend to be unhealthy." Garth: "That may be true for you, but I happen to know that I don’t need your exercise…

than the laws, and to overrule what is ever spoken for the public good -- thinking that they could not show their wisdom in more important matters -- and by such means they generally ruin their country.” Cleon is guilty of using the fallacy of hasty generalization by stating “generally ruin their…