Which logical fallacy is used in the text?
Two of my best friends are really introverted, shy people, and they both have cats. That leads to me believe that most cat lovers are really shy.
A: ad hominem: an attack against the person making the argument, rather than the argument itself
B: guilt by association: a negative association intended to discredit someone or something
C: hasty generalization: a broad claim based on too few observations
The text argues that cat lovers are shy because two of the speaker's friends own cats and are shy. However, this isn't necessarily true. Two observations are not usually enough to draw a conclusion about a much bigger group of people. This illustrates a type of logical fallacy known as a hasty generalization.