Sister Aloysius Doubt Analysis

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In the play Doubt, Sister Aloysius uses a Hasty generalization fallacy in efforts to push her mindset onto others. The play opens with Sister James and Sister Aloysius meeting while Sister James' class is in art. Upon realizing where Sister James' 8th graders are, Sister Aloysius responds in disgust. In her mind "art is a waste of time" therefore it is a waste of time for all students. Sister Aloysius is generalizing her evidence of art being useless to fit her argument. However, one cannot apply one event to everyone; the sample size is too small. By seeing only one example of an event (such as Sister Aloysius believing art is a waste of time), Aloysius fails to see a more statistical viewpoint of her argument. Often a statistical standpoint