Is Anything Ever True of Both a Whole and Its

question 76

Multiple Choice

Is anything ever true of both a whole and its part?

• A)No, that is why composition is a fallacy.
• B)No, since a whole is necessarily different from its parts.
• C)No, since the part is always smaller than the whole.
• D)Yes, since parts and wholes do not have to be entirely different.
• E)Yes, since the whole must have every property of the part.

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