What Logical Fallacy is This?

Question

"The South Bronx is a dangerous area".

"Nonsense. I have been there and nothing happened to me".

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" People in Place X can be very prejudiced against "ethnic group Y"

" That is not true. My brother is of "ethnic group Y" ,and he lives in Place X;he says everything is OK, and they are very friendly to him. He says he has never felt any prejudice and is very happy there.

Answer 1

Hasty Generalization for both cases, although the first case is a more blatant case than the second.

In the first case, a sample of one person's experience is insufficient to support (or refute) a generalization.

In the second case, the sample is still one person's experience, which is still insufficient to support (or refute) a generalization. However, the indication that the person interacted with a number of people gives more weight to that person's experience, but probably not enough weight to support (or refute) a generalization.

Answer 2

#1:  The law of averages would support nothing happening to someone who's "been there" as opposed to someone who actually lives there 24/7.  

#2:  People can put on a front and act a certain way while in their hearts, have a whole different reality.  It's an assumption based on social interactions which tend to be superficial.  It may be true as much as it may not be true.

Answer 3

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