Which of the following best illustrates the fallacy of composition?
A) If I talk loudly at a party, I have a better chance of being heard by my listeners. If everyone at the party talks loudly, everyone can be heard more clearly.
B) Resources are scarce; therefore, there is no such thing as a free lunch.
C) If the price of a product rises, the quantity supplied will decline.
D) The average wage rate tends to increase at approximately the same rate as inflation; hence, wage increases must cause inflation.

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The fallacy of composition occurs when a person assumes that what is true for an individual part is also true for the whole group. In this case, the assumption that if talking loudly helps an individual to be heard, then everyone talking loudly will make everyone be heard more clearly is a fallacy of composition, as it may lead to everyone just talking over each other and making it even harder to understand what people are saying.

Which of the Following Best Illustrates the Fallacy of Composition