Additional Examples
- "John likes surprises, so he'll enjoy finding a snake in his sleeping bag."
- Assumes a surprise is inherently a good thing, does not consider actual context of event
- "Droughts are common during summers in Country X, so water is hard to find there in August."
- It hasn't rained in Country X for a while, but there may well be plenty of water reserves available. Also, seasons are different between the two hemispheres; if Country X is in the southern hemisphere August will be in winter. Lastly, just because droughts are common in summers in country X does not mean they must occur every summer. That August may have been one of the summers a drought did not occur.
- "A child molester was caught in a nearby neighborhood. He was friends with many of his neighbors. Everyone in that whole neighborhood is sick."
- Assumes that the neighbors knew that their friend was a sex offender and also implies their endorsement of such activity. Assumes guilt by association under incidental circumstances.
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