One Common Form of Oversimplification Is "Argument by Anecdote

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Essay

One common form of oversimplification is "argument by anecdote." Explain the meaning of this statement and provide an example.

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Definitions:

Contradictories

Statements or propositions that are in direct opposition to each other, such that if one is true, the other must be false.

Contraries

Assertions or claims that are mutually exclusive in truth but can simultaneously be incorrect.

Contrapositive

In logic, a statement formed by negating both the hypothesis and conclusion of the converse of a conditional statement and then reversing them.

Proposition

A statement that expresses a judgment or opinion that can be either true or false.