Amelia has moved to a new city and, after a few weeks of settling in, has started to date. Her first 3 dates with Mort, Mike and Merv, are all very disappointing. "This place has no interesting men," she tells herself glumly. "I'll never meet anyone I like."

For each story, identify the critical thinking guideline(s) violated and explain briefly what the person in the story said, did or thought that illustrates a lack of critical thinking.

1. Amelia has moved to a new city and, after a few weeks of settling in, has started to date. Her first 3 dates with Mort, Mike and Merv, are all very disappointing. "This place has no interesting men," she tells herself glumly. "I'll never meet anyone I like."