A
logical fallacy in
generalization where an
exception to the generalization is
applied when the generalization itself should be used.
People often use this when they see something
unfair in someone else's favor and want to
take advantage of it themselves.
Example: "Since you let Melissa, who was in a coma, miss work for a month, you should let everyone miss work for a month."
To prove the fallacy, state the generalization and show how the case in point was an exception.
Hasty Generalization is something different. In that case, the
induction itself is
valid but the
sample size is too small. Here, the induction is
bad because of known
evidence to the contrary.