Anecdotes often lack rigidity or quantification, and they may be based on preconceived notions rather than genuine hypotheses.<p>You&#x27;re right in a sense, but you have to be careful as to how you sample anecdotes for them to be factual rather than anecdotal evidence. &quot;I talked to some guys from a frat and they were mean, thus all frat guys are mean&quot; does not logically follow.