The generalization error consists of saying that all the members of a group present the characteristics of several, or even only some. When someone makes a generalized statement about a group of people that is not true or justified, they are making a logical fallacy. It is essential, when studying a group of people, to have a representative sample of the population and that the sample question is valid. A generalization made in this argument is that "the use of trigger warnings may also promote unhealthy mental habits in a much broader group of students who do not suffer from PTSD or other anxiety disorders." The problem with this statement is that we don't know how large the group is, whether population size and student group are applicable. Did the authors conduct any investigation to support their conclusion? These implications prove that this is a hasty generalization error. Another example is that "all of these actions teach a common lesson: intelligent people actually overreact to harmless speech, make mountains out of a molehill, and seek to punish anyone whose words make others feel bad." easy. » They generalize the group of "intelligent people", but they had to prove why unintelligent people do not fit into this category, because