To say that children that watch the most television exhibit the most violence; therefore, television makes children violent is an example of which fallacy?

A. Ad hominem
B. Hasty generalization
C. Extending an argument to the absurd
D. Faulty reversal of an if-then statement
E. None of these answers are correct.

Answer: B

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