The Fallacy of Composition Is the Incorrect View That

question 197

Multiple Choice

The fallacy of composition is the incorrect view that

• A) everything else is always held constant when a change occurs.
• B) a small change in an economic variable will have unrecognizable but significant consequences on the economy.
• C) when two events are associated, the one observed first must have caused the second.
• D) if something is true for an individual, then it must also be true for the group.

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