Paper 1 · Logical Reasoning
UGC NET June 2024 Re-Exam (02.09.2024) Shift-II
'A line is composed of points. Points have no length. Therefore a line has no length.' Which informal fallacy is committed in this statement?
AFallacy of composition ✓ Correct
BEquivocation
CHasty generalisation
DSlippery slope
Correct answer: (A) Fallacy of composition — It is the fallacy of composition, so that is the answer.
Explanation
★It is the fallacy of composition, so that is the answer.
★The argument moves from parts to the whole.
★A property of the points is assigned to the line.
★This wrongly composes the whole from its parts.
★So it is the fallacy of composition.
★Hence the first option is correct.
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