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:

Thinking

The process of considering or reasoning about something.

Verbal Memories

The memory of words and other abstract symbols, including the ability to recall and recognize language-based material.

Hypothalamus

A region of the brain below the thalamus, coordinating both the autonomic nervous system and the activity of the pituitary, controlling body temperature, thirst, hunger, and other homeostatic systems, and involved in sleep and emotional activity.

Context-dependent Memory

Information that is better retrieved in the context in which it was encoded and stored, or learned.