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Dr. Torvon, cheated National Health Insurance by exaggerating expenses, and Dr. Delle cheated by submitting fees for nonexistent patients. Dr. Owusu defrauded a dozen insurance companies by requiring unneeded lab tests. Therefore, all doctors cheat.
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1P1) Torvon, Delle and Owusu are doctors
P2) Torvon, Delle and Owusu all cheated
C) All doctors cheat
The premises do not imply the conclusion. Taking a sample of 3 doctors to be representative of all of them - millions of people across the world, probably - is a clear hasty generalization fallacy.
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