The statement 'If I'm going to Miami for the Spring Break,all of my classmates are also going to Miami for the Spring Break' is an example of:
A) The fallacy that association is causation
B) The fallacy of composition
C) The mistake of ignoring secondary effects
D) A normative statement
E) A false statement

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The statement is an example of the fallacy of composition, which assumes that what is true of the parts is necessarily true of the whole. Just because the speaker is going to Miami for Spring Break, it doesn't mean that all their classmates are also going.

The Statement 'If I'm Going to Miami for the Spring