Reading Comprehension #14017

Faulty Thinking Do not Do
1. Hasty Generalization
  1. Make general statements about isolated events

  2. Use all, none, some, most, everyone to describe isolated events
  1. Make general statements frequent and common events

  2. Use all, none, some, most, everyone to describe frequent and common events
2. Mistaking the Cause
  1. Assume a cause and effect relationship

  2. Assume a cause and effect relationship based on one observation
  1. Evaluate all possible causes of an effect

  2. Determine cause and effect relationships based on many observations
3. False Analogy
  1. Make comparisons between things with few similarities
  1. Make comparisons between things with many similarities
4. Ignoring the Question
  1. Only answer part of the total question
  1. Answer all parts of the question

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