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Scott states that because he has experience climbing the wall at the rock-climbing gym that he is prepared to climb Mt. Everest. This statement is a logical fallacy called

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hasty generalization

Explanation:

A hasty generalization, also called a faulty generalization, is an argumentative fallacy that reaches a conclusion for all or many phenomena based on the occurrence of only one or just a very few phenomena. In this example, on the basis that the climber can climb a rock wall on the gym he concludes that he is ready to climb Mount Everest, which for all practical purposes, given the difficulty that Mount Everest would present, would be like stating that he can climb any wall in any given scenario.  

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This statement is a logical fallacy called hasty generalization

What is Fallacy?

This refers to the error in logic that is made when a person makes a faulty conclusion about something.

Hence, we can see that based on Scott's statements about the experience of climbing Mt Everest and going to the gym, he makes the fallacy called hasty generalization.

Read more about hasty generalization here:
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