fallacy of composition
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A presumption that if something is true of part(s) of a whole, then it is true of the…
A presumption that if something is true of part(s) of a whole, then it is true of the whole itself.
- A theorist who moves from the putative fact that every shot in a given nonfiction film represents a personal point-of-view to the conclusion that every nonfiction film is a personal vision commits the fallacy of composition.
- There is a small segment of the psychology literature that effectively commits a fallacy of composition, reasoning that if we can explain individual behavior, then this carries over immediately to the group.
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- antonymfallacy of division
Vish — recursive loop
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