(Ävâ²Ä­d) adj. 1. Having or marked by keen interest and enthusiasm: an avid golfer; an avid interest in cooking. 2. Having or marked by strong desire or craving; greedy: an economy with an avid appetite for consumer goods.
Definition: Making assumptions about a whole group or range of cases based on a sample that is inadequate (usually because it is atypical or too small). Stereotypes about people (âlibrarians are shy and smart,â âwealthy people are snobs,â etc.) are a common example of the principle underlying hasty generalization.
A statistical argument is an inductive argument (under an inductive formal language) that is supported by a random sample. 1  AKA: Statistical Inference. 2  Context: 3  It can abide. 4  Counter-Example(s): 5  a Deductive Argument (e.g. a Causal Argument, Propositional Argument). 6  an Abductive Argument (e.g. Analogical Argument).