Answer» Correct Answer - Option 2 : Division
The correct answer is Division. - Thirteen is one number. Six and seven are thirteen. Therefore six and seven are one number is an example of the Four-term fallacy.
- 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 neighbourhood like to play cricket. So my new neighbour, John, will like to play cricket with them.
- Four Terms:
- Quaternion Terminorum is a Latin term meaning Fallacy of four terms.
- This fallacy occurs when a syllogism has 4 terms rather than 3.
- It includes statistical syllogism, hypothetical syllogism, and categorical syllogism.
- Example: All men are robots, All robots are cars, All cars are buses.
- In this example, there are four terms: Men, Robots, Cars, and Buses.
- This makes the statement invalid as it requires one term common to both premises.
- 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.
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