What Is Someone Who Commits the Fallacy of Composition Likely

question 106

Multiple Choice

What is someone who commits the fallacy of composition likely to assume?  

• A) that the simplest model is the best predictor 
• B) that Event B, which follows event A, was caused by event A 
• C) that Event B, which follows event A, was NOT necessarily caused by event A 
• D) that what is true for the individual is also true for the group

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Definitions:

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