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A different version of the fallacy would be to say that because all of the individual parts of an engine are properly constructed, it follows that the engine as a whole is properly constructed. In this case, the interactions ''between'' the individual parts introduce a new level of complexity and possibility for error above and beyond that which applies to the individual parts.

A different version of the fallacy would be to say that because all of the individual parts of an engine are properly constructed, it follows that the engine as a whole is properly constructed. In this case, the interactions ''between'' the individual parts introduce a new level of complexity and possibility for error above and beyond that which applies to the individual parts.

In economics, the fallacy of composition explains the benefits of division of labor. An individual worker my benefit by specializing in a particular task, but it does not then follow that the economy as a whole would benefit if every worker specialized in that same task.

In economics, the fallacy of composition explains the benefits of division of labor. An individual worker may benefit by specializing in a particular task, but it does not then follow that the economy as a whole would benefit if every worker specialized in that same task.

The inverse of the fallacy of composition is the '''fallacy of division'''.

The inverse of the fallacy of composition is the [[fallacy of division]].

[[Category: Logical Fallacies]]

[[Category: Logical Fallacies]]