Multiple Choice
Which one of the following illustrates an overgeneralization error? The concepts in question are italicized.
A) Abe knows what the words tall and short mean, but he doesn't realize that one is the opposite of the other.
B) Ben thinks that all animals have to have fur and four legs; therefore snakes, bumblebees, and people cannot possibly be animals.
C) Carol says, "I forgetted my homework today."
D) Donna thinks that whales and dolphins are kinds of fish, when they are actually mammals instead.
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