The fallacy of composition states that
A)because economic systems are composed of so many diverse economic units, economic laws are necessarily inexact.
B)the anticipation of a particular event can affect the composition of that event when it occurs.
C)what is true for the individual must necessarily be true for the group.
D)because event A precedes event B, A is necessarily the cause of B.

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The fallacy of composition is the logical error of assuming that what is true for an individual member or part of a group or whole must also be true for the group or whole itself.

The Fallacy of Composition States That