fallacy of composition


nounLogic.
  1. the fallacy of inferring that a property of parts or members of a whole is also a property of the whole (opposed to fallacy of division).

Origin of fallacy of composition

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First recorded in 1670–75

Words Nearby fallacy of composition

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