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'''Generalization,''' such as generalizing from a [[sample]] to a [[population]], is one type of [[inductive argument]].<ref name="Virkler1993">{{cite book |author= Henry A. Virkler|title= A Christian's Guide to Critical Thinking |publisher= Wipf and Stock Publishers |location= Eugene, OR |year= 2005 |isbn= 1-59752-661-4 |pages=180 |chapter=6 |url=http://books.google.no/books?id=rUgqAAAACAAJ |quote= }}</ref>
==Strong vs. Weak Generalization==
[[Logician]]s sometimes describe inductive generalizations on a [[continuum]] from strong to weak:
*A '''strong''', or universal, generalization is one that is true of all members of a class, such as the statement ''"All humans are mammals."''
*A '''weak''', or particular, generalization is one that is true of certain members of class.

== See also ==
*[[Fallacy of unwarranted extrapolation]]

== References ==
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 In order to find general principle in the specific situation, one must identify the '''key elements''' which are common to both the '''original situation''' and the principle one wishes to apply. After identifying the key elements, one may move up a level in the pyramid and find the general principle applied in the original situation or argument under investigation. When one is examining two situations whether the same general principle is applied, one only needs to be concerned about the key elements, not the superficial resemblance — or lack of resemblance — between them.
-The original situation and the contemporary situation are comparable only in the sense that they both contain key elements found in general principle. Beyond that, the two situations may be very different. The elements which are not key ones are variables which change from one situation to another. General principles behind the specific situation can be applied to a wide variety of circumstances.  Most of the applications of some general principle are comparable, rather than identical, to the original situation.<ref>{{cite book |title=Applying the Bible |author=Jack Kuhatschek |publisher=Zondervan Publishing House |place=Grand Rapids, Michigan |chapter=3.Undestanding the original situation |pages=37+ |isbn=0-310-20838-6 |url=http://books.google.com/books?id=mAhjnQbmSzkC }}</ref>
+The original situation and the contemporary situation are comparable only in the sense that they both contain key elements found in general principle. Beyond that, the two situations may be very different. The elements which are not key ones are variables which change from one situation to another. General principles behind the specific situation can be applied to a wide variety of circumstances.  Most of the applications of some general principle are comparable, rather than identical, to the original situation.<ref>{{cite book |title=Applying the Bible |author=Jack Kuhatschek |publisher=Zondervan Publishing House |place=Grand Rapids, Michigan |chapter=3.Undestanding the original situation |pages=37+ |isbn=0-310-20838-6 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mAhjnQbmSzkC }}</ref>
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 In order to find general principle in the specific situation, one must identify the '''key elements''' which are common to both the '''original situation''' and the principle one wishes to apply. After identifying the key elements, one may move up a level in the pyramid and find the general principle applied in the original situation or argument under investigation. When one is examining two situations whether the same general principle is applied, one only needs to be concerned about the key elements, not the superficial resemblance — or lack of resemblance — between them.
-The original situation and the conteporary situation are comparable only in the sense that they both contain key elements found in general principle. Beyond that, the two situations may be very different. The elements which are not key ones are variables which change from one situation to another. General principles behind the specific situation can be applied to a wide variety of circumstances.  Most of the applications of some general principle are comparable, rather than identical, to the original situation.<ref>{{cite book |title=Applying the Bible |author=Jack Kuhatschek |publisher=Zondervan Publishing House |place=Grand Rapids, Michigan |chapter=3.Undestanding the original situation |pages=37+ |isbn=0-310-20838-6 |url=http://books.google.com/books?id=mAhjnQbmSzkC }}</ref>
+The original situation and the contemporary situation are comparable only in the sense that they both contain key elements found in general principle. Beyond that, the two situations may be very different. The elements which are not key ones are variables which change from one situation to another. General principles behind the specific situation can be applied to a wide variety of circumstances.  Most of the applications of some general principle are comparable, rather than identical, to the original situation.<ref>{{cite book |title=Applying the Bible |author=Jack Kuhatschek |publisher=Zondervan Publishing House |place=Grand Rapids, Michigan |chapter=3.Undestanding the original situation |pages=37+ |isbn=0-310-20838-6 |url=http://books.google.com/books?id=mAhjnQbmSzkC }}</ref>
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 In order to find general principle in the specific situation, one must identify the '''key elements''' which are common to both the '''original situation''' and the principle one wishes to apply. After identifying the key elements, one may move up a level in the pyramid and find the general principle applied in the original situation or argument under investigation. When one is examining two situations whether the same general principle is applied, one only needs to be concerned about the key elements, not the superficial resemblance — or lack of resemblance — between them.
-The original situation and the conteporary situation are comparable only in the sense that they both contain key elements found in general principle. Beyond that, the two situations may be very different. The elements which are not key ones are variables which change from one situation to another. General principles behind the specific situation can be applied to a wide variety of circumstances.  Most of the applications of some general principle are comparable, rather than identical, to the original situation.
+The original situation and the conteporary situation are comparable only in the sense that they both contain key elements found in general principle. Beyond that, the two situations may be very different. The elements which are not key ones are variables which change from one situation to another. General principles behind the specific situation can be applied to a wide variety of circumstances.  Most of the applications of some general principle are comparable, rather than identical, to the original situation.<ref>{{cite book |title=Applying the Bible |author=Jack Kuhatschek |publisher=Zondervan Publishing House |place=Grand Rapids, Michigan |chapter=3.Undestanding the original situation |pages=37+ |isbn=0-310-20838-6 |url=http://books.google.com/books?id=mAhjnQbmSzkC }}</ref>
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 *A '''strong''', or universal, generalization is one that is true of all members of a class, such as the statement ''"All humans are mammals."''
 *A '''weak''', or particular, generalization is one that is true of certain members of class.
 == See also ==

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 == See also ==
-*[[Fallacy of unwarranted extrapolation]]
+*[[Fallacy of unwarranted extrapolation]] ([[aka]] Overgeneralization)
 == References ==