It may be argued, for example, that bilingual education has been shown to be beneficial for students. However, if data are presented without a discussion of the many social ramifications of bilingual education programs, the argument has not answered all of the important questions. Each point should be analyzed as it is empirically observed, not as it is grouped with other observations. In the case of a faulty generalization, a judgment is based on inaccurate or incomplete information. In presentations, many subtle forms of inappropriate generalizations may occur.
Computers deal with electric potentials.
We can thus say that the brain is a computer. Another example of a faulty generalization is when an author observes only one event or cites only one case study and infers that this applies to many other phenomena. The McGraw-Hill Companies. All rights reserved. Any use is subject to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy .