The Fallacy of Composition Is

question 121

Multiple Choice

The fallacy of composition is:

• A)​the erroneous view that an economic activity can sometimes exceed the sum of its components.
• B)​the erroneous view that what is true for the individual will also be true for the group.
• C)​the view that the aggregation of economic activity will necessarily lead to an outcome that is different than the outcome generated by each individual in the group.
• D)​the idea that association need not imply causation.

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