The Fallacy of Composition Is

question 67

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 an individual must also be true for the group
• C)the view that the aggregation of economic activity will necessarily lead to an outcome that is different from the outcome generated by each individual in a group
• D)the idea that association need not imply causation.
• E)the idea that association always implies causation.

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