Which of the following illustrates the fallacy of composition?
A) Whatever goes up must come down.
B) Facts are more important than theories.
C) What is true for the part is necessarily also true for the whole.
D) If event B occurs after event A, event A must have caused event B.

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The fallacy of composition occurs when one assumes that what is true for the parts is necessarily true for the whole. In this case, choice C is an example of such a fallacy. Just because something is true for a part of a system does not mean it is true for the entire system.

Which of the Following Illustrates the Fallacy of Composition