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The '''fallacy of division''' is a logical error in which one claims that the parts of a whole must have the same characteristics as the whole.
The '''fallacy of division''' is a logical error in which one claims that the parts of a whole must have the same characteristics as the whole. An example of this would be to claim that because a team is undefeated, each of the members of the team must be unbeatable individually.
An example would be to claim that because a team is undefeated, each of the members of the team must be unbeatable individually.
In economics, if one sector of the economy is doing well it does not follow that each company in that sector is doing well; to claim otherwise would be a fallacy of division.
In economics, if one sector of the economy is doing well it does not follow that each company in that sector is doing well; to claim otherwise would be a fallacy of division.