Error in Sampling

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Contents 1 Explanation 2 Category 3 Subfallacies 4 External Links 5 Examples in creationist arguments

Explanation

You commit this fallacy if you choose bad data for justifying your argument.

Category

• Inductive Fallacy
• Fallacy of Soundness

Subfallacies

• Inductive Hyperbole
• Misuse of Statistics
• False Analogy
• Superstitious Thinking
• Tokenism

External Links

• Bruce Thompson [1]

Examples in creationist arguments

See also the examples in the subfallacies.