(Last Word) The safest way for an individual to leave a burning theater is to run for the nearest exit; it is therefore also the best means of escape for a large audience. This assertion illustrates the
A) "after this, therefore because of this" fallacy.
B) correlation fallacy.
C) fallacy of composition.
D) fallacy of limited decisions.

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The fallacy of composition occurs when one assumes that what is true for an individual is also true for a group, which is the case in this assertion.

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