The fallacy of division incorrectly concludes that something true of a whole must also be true of its parts.
Der Teilungs-Trugschluss schließt fälschlicherweise, dass etwas, das für ein Ganzes wahr ist, auch für seine Teile wahr sein muss.
| Fallacy | fallacy of division |
|---|---|
| Definition and Examples | where one reasons logically that something true of a thing must also be true of all or some of its parts |
Tags: fallacies, logic
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