Definition
The article uses one or a few specific cases to support a broad prevalence or trend claim without representativeness caveats or supporting statistics.
Reasoning methodology
Anecdotal evidence as data
Using individual stories as proof of a broad pattern.
Detection criteria
Requires broad pattern language derived from anecdotal examples.
Genuine instances
- One family's bill rose, showing households everywhere are being crushed.
Common false positives
- A personal story is clearly presented as illustration after statistics.