which fallacy involves making assumptions about a whole group of people based on an inadequate sample?

Pollution from a factory that produces cleaning products is an_

Which best describes california population when it became a state in 1850? a. because of the gold rush attracting settlers all over the world california population diverse. bcalifornia had banned foreign immigrants at the start of the gold rush. so, the states population was made up of entirely of americans from other parts of the country. c california had a large african population because many southern planters had moved their enslaved africans to start large farms. d the indian removal act had led to the relocation of thousands of eastern native americans to california. as, a result the majority of californias population was native american

Lance, a hacker, stole 15,000 credit card numbers and sold them on the black mar-ket, making millions. police caught lance, and two legal actions followed, one civil and one criminal. who will be responsible for bringing the civil case? what will be the outcome if the jury believes that lance was responsible for identity thefts? who will be responsible for bringing the criminal case? what will be the outcome if the jury believes that lance stole the numbers?