Valerie Norton's new novel is a real thriller. Therefore, every single chapter must be thrilling.
A) No fallacy.
B) Division.
C) Hasty generalization.
D) Composition.
E) Appeal to unqualified authority.

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This is an example of the division fallacy, which occurs when one assumes that all parts of a whole must have the same characteristics as the whole itself. In this case, the assumption is that every chapter in a novel, because the novel as a whole is a thriller, must also be thrilling.

Valerie Norton's New Novel Is a Real Thriller