fallacy of composition

fal·la·cy of com·po·si·tion

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [fal-uh-see uhv, ov kom-puh-zish-uh n]
- /ˈfæl ə si ʌv, ɒv ˌkɒm pəˈzɪʃ ən/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [fal-uh-see uhv, ov kom-puh-zish-uh n]
- /ˈfæl ə si ʌv, ɒv ˌkɒm pəˈzɪʃ ən/

Definitions of fallacy of composition words

noun fallacy of composition 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). 1
noun fallacy of composition A presumption that if something is true of part(s) of a whole, then it is true of the whole itself. 0

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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