If I conclude that Brad Pitt is wealthy on the grounds that actors are wealthy,I have committed the fallacy of division.

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Suppose that actors generally are wealthy. It by no means follows that every actor is wealthy. To draw this conclusion in this way to is to commit the fallacy of division. In other words, it is to ascribe to a member of a group a certain characteristic on the grounds that the group has the characteristic.

If I Conclude That Brad Pitt Is Wealthy on the Grounds