Fallacies Involving Statistical Syllogisms	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" s 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: [Accident] [Converse Accident]

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