The Fallacy of Composition Is the Fallacious View That

question 212

Multiple Choice

The fallacy of composition is the fallacious view that

• A) economic activity will benefit everyone.
• B) what is true for the individual will also be true for the group.
• C) it is possible for the whole to be greater than the sum of the individual parts.
• D) association does not necessarily indicate causation.

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