Fallacy of composition,

Definition of Fallacy of composition:

1. The false assumption that something which is true for one segment of the economy is true for the economy as a whole. For instance, if one state has an inflated unemployment rate then the whole United States has the same problem.

2. The error of assuming that what is true of a member of a group is true for the group as a whole.

How to use Fallacy of composition in a sentence?

1. You should make sure that you never find yourself thinking with a fallacy of composition when you are coming up with an idea.
2. The fallacy of composition was what the man was using and he thought that just because this segment was behaving that way, then the whole thing was behaving the same.
3. While distributional changes between regions can occur at a given level of economic activity, it is a fallacy of composition to assume that all regions can lift themselves without a buoyant aggregate climate.
4. The fallacy of composition was mentioned during the meeting because we did not have a large enough sample to draw meaningful data yet.