Answer» Correct Answer - Option 2 : Composition
The correct answer is Composition
- Composition
- It is the reverse of the Fallacy of Division.
- In this fallacy, what is true or correct about some parts of an object, then it is applied to whole parts of the object.
- Example: Because all of the components of this car are heavy, then the car itself must also be heavy.
- Division
- It is a reverse of the Fallacy of Composition.
- In this fallacy, what is true about whole parts of an object, then it is true for the parts of the whole.
- Example: The boys in my neighborhood like to play cricket. So my new neighbor, John, will like to play cricket with them.
- Petitio Principii
- It is also called 'Begging the Question'.
- In this fallacy, the person assumes the conclusion is true without any proof supporting it.
- Example: Wine cannot be injurious to health, for if it had been so doctors would not have prescribed it.
- This example, says that Wine can be consumed as it doesn't have any proof of ill effects on health.
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