During a fundraiser in May, 2012, Presidential candidate, Mitt Romney stated, "There are 47 percent of the people who will vote for the president no matter what. All right, there are 47 percent who are with him, who are dependent upon government, who believe that they are victims … " Romney received criticism for this comment because his explanation was a fallacy known as a(n)
A) faulty analogy.
B) ad hominem.
C) non sequitur.
D) overgeneralization.

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Romney's statement is an overgeneralization because he is making a sweeping statement about a large group of people (47 percent) without considering individual differences and circumstances. He is assuming that everyone in this group is dependent on the government and believes they are victims, which is not necessarily true for every individual in the group.

During a Fundraiser in May, 2012, Presidential Candidate, Mitt Romney