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The columnist concludes that Benton is the best bait for anyone who is fishing for trout. Why? Because an independent research firm found it to be the best of the 5 top-selling baits in an experiment. The experiment was conducted by top anglers who fished for speckled trout in a pristine northern stream.

This is the cookie-cutter flaw of making a hasty generalization. The columnist concludes that Benton baits are universally the best for catching trout. But his basis for doing so is an experiment that only measures the five top-selling baits, only tests them in a pristine stream with top anglers, and only attempts to catch speckled trout.

The test cited by the columnist only examined the five best-selling baits. A less popular bait could be more effective—which would undermine the conclusion.

The test cited by the columnist was conducted by expert anglers. If ordinary anglers differ from experts, we can’t be sure the results will apply to them.

The test cited by the columnist only examined a pristine northern stream—results might different in non-pristine, non-northern streams.

The columnist does consider this possibility: the test compared the five best-selling brands of bait.

The test cited by the columnist only examined speckled trout. Bait efficacy might differ for other varieties of trout.

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