It has become commonplace for prominent political voices, such as elected officials, party strategists and spokespersons, and media hosts/commenta-tors, to support their viewpoints with a single piece of evidence—often in the form of an extreme example fallaciously generalized to represent an entire population, regardless of its size.
THE MARGINALIZING OF EVIDENCE AND REASONING
It has become commonplace for prominent political voices, such as elected officials, party strategists and spokespersons, and media hosts/commenta-tors, to support their viewpoints with a single piece of evidence—often in the form of an extreme example fallaciously generalized to represent an entire population, regardless of its size.