Chapter 18: The Fallacies of Composition and Divison Flashcards
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Collective
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The use of “all” that means “all together” or taken as a whole - in contrast to distributive.
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Fallacy of Composition
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Falsely assuming that what is true of the parts/individuals must also be true of the whole/group.
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Fallacy of Division
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Falsely assuming that what is true of the whole/group must also be true of the parts/individuals.
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Distributive
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The use of “all” that means “each and every one” taken separately - in contrast to collective
