Which of the Following Is Not an Example of the Fallacy

question 33

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is not an example of the fallacy of composition?

• A)If I can get to work fastest by taking the interstate, so can everyone else.
• B)If you can only get away from it all by going to Fairbanks, everyone who needs to get away should go to Fairbanks.
• C)If the quickest way to get off a sinking ship is to run to the nearest lifeboat, all the passengers should do this.
• D)If the best TV reception can be gotten with a Couch Potato antenna, then everyone should have a Couch Potato antenna.
• E)If I can get a better view by standing up at the baseball game, everyone gets a better view by standing up.

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Definitions:

Subduction

The process by which one tectonic plate moves under another tectonic plate and sinks into the mantle as the plates converge.

Oceanic Crust

The outer layer of the Earth's lithosphere that comprises the ocean floors, primarily made of basaltic rock.

Offshore Trenches

Deep, elongated depressions in the ocean floor, often resulting from tectonic activity and plate subduction.

Continental Rifting

The process by which continental lithosphere stretches and breaks apart, leading to the formation of new ocean basins.