The fallacy of composition refers to the false assumption:
A) that if A happens before B, then A caused B.
B) that what is true for a part will also be true for the whole.
C) that what is true for the whole must also be true for a part.
D) of all other things held constant.

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The fallacy of composition is the erroneous belief that what is true for individual parts is also true for the whole group or system.

The Fallacy of Composition Refers to the False Assumption