Sylvia is an American. Americans are 12 percent black, 4 percent Asian, and 13 percent Hispanic. Therefore, Sylvia is 12 percent black, 4 percent Asian, and 13 percent Hispanic.

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This is an example of the division fallacy, which occurs when one incorrectly attributes the characteristics of a whole (in this case, the demographic percentages of the American population) to an individual member of that whole (Sylvia).

Sylvia Is an American