Logical Fallacy

Logical Fallacy

Hasty Generalization

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Hasty Generalization

A type of logical fallacy. When one makes a hasty generalization, he applies a belief to a larger population than he should based on the information that he has.

For example, if my brother likes to eat a lot of pizza and French fries, and he is healthy, and say that pizza and French fries are healthy and don't really make a person fat. However, I don't have a large enough sample population to make this claim. I have generalized based on one person.

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What is bandwagon fallacy?

• Bandwagon is a type of logical fallacy-an argument based on reasoning that is unsound. 

• Bandwagon argues that one must accept or reject an argument because of everyone else who accepts it or rejects it-similar to peer pressure.

More about Bandwagon Fallacy

• Social Media Challenges

• In 2014, thousands of social media users participated in the Ice Bucket

  Challenge. By filming themselves being doused with buckets of ice water, participants raised awareness for

  ALS.

• Since then, many other philanthropic challenges have gone viral. However, because the bandwagon fallacy relies on very little critical thinking, some popular challenges can be more dangerous than a bucket of ice water.

Advertising

• Companies use advertising to convince a customer that they are joining a much larger group of happy customers. A famous example of bandwagon advertising is on every (somewhat misleading) McDonald’s sign. I

• t’s easy to order a burger when you know that there are potentially billions of satisfied customers.

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Television Shows and Movies

Being a part of a show or movie franchise’s fandom can be a particularly strong bandwagon to join. Even if the show or film isn’t particularly enjoyable, viewers often keep watching so they can talk with other fans. Production studios use the bandwagon fallacy to claim that “everyone is talking about” a show or film, prompting you to join that exclusive group.

FOMO

• The Fear Of Missing Out (FOMO) describes the feeling of seeing “everyone else” participating in an activity and feeling left out. Intensified by the trending nature of social media, FOMO can prompt people to jump on the bandwagon to avoid the experience of feeling left out of the fun.

• This can include trying new restaurants, taking exotic vacations, or attending parties.

Bestseller Lists

Thousands of books are published every year. So why do only a few books become bestsellers? Readers often use bestseller lists as shopping guides. They assume that because a book is popular and selling well, it is a good book to read. When they then buy the book, it remains on the bestseller list, keeping the bandwagon cycle going.

Everyone Is Doing It

When the majority of parents in a certain community but a smartphone to their children that doesn't mean that it is right. They are probably driven by the bandwagon fallacy.

If your friend pushes you to do something and you know i is dangerous or wrong, just because many others do it, you don't have to do it. You can easily tell him that he is probably driven by the wagon.

Fashion Trends

Hoop skirts, bell-bottoms, and skinny jeans were all popular fashion trends that gave way to the newest fad. Dressing like other people is an easy way to achieve conformity, and when an influential group of people starts a trend, others are eager to jump on the bandwagon. A quote from the film Mean

Girls (2004) summarizes this phenomenon:

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a hasty generalization fallacy?

• Marcus wants to go to a small community college close to home, but most of the kids in his class are applying to larger colleges out of state. Marcus decides that he should also apply to those colleges.

• Marie notices that many of her friends have started eating a low-carb diet and drinking protein shakes. Marie decides that this must be the healthy way to eat, so she joins them.

• You visit a new country and the first person you meet in the airport is rude. You send a message to a friend back home that everyone in this new country is rude.

• Join the millions of neat lovers and come to MacDonald's.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a bandwagon logical fallacy

• Cathy is opposed to social media because she would rather have a face-to-face conversation. However, more and more of Cathy's friends have joined social media sites, so Cathy feels like she needs to create an account as well.

• Christine has a terrible experience with her math teacher. She decides that math is difficult and she hated math.

• Kevin's grandparents do not know how to use a computer. Kevin thinks that all older people must be computer illiterate.

Multiple Choice

My Nana likes to bake and drink hot tea.

When I meet your Nana, I am surprised that she doesn't cook at all and drinks sodas.

What type of logical fallacy is the given example

• Hasty Generalization

• Bandwagon

• None

Multiple Choice

During the obstacle course, Tanner believes that going left will get them out of the maze, but everyone else thinks they should go right. So, Tanner goes with the group.

What type of Fallacy is the given example

• Hasty generalization

• Bandwagon

• None

Multiple Choice

Alissa has class with a football player who is a class clown. He is disrupting the class and is failing. Alissa decides all football players are not serious students.

The statement above is an example of a generalization.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Mrs. Miller taught your older brother, who was the class clown. She decides to be strict with you from the very first day of class because she thinks you will be a clown, too.

The statement above is an example of a bandwagon

• True

• False