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A fallacy of illicit transference is an informal fallacy occurring when an argument assumes there is no difference between a term in the ''distributive'' (referring to every member of a class) and ''collective'' (referring to the class itself as a whole) sense.〔 There are two variations of this fallacy:〔 * Fallacy of composition - assumes what is true of the parts is true of the whole. This fallacy is also known as "arguing from the specific to the general." :''Since Judy is so diligent in the workplace, this entire company must have an amazing work ethic.'' * Fallacy of division - assumes what is true of the whole is true of its parts (or some subset of parts). :''Because this company is so corrupt, so must every employee within it be corrupt.'' While fallacious, arguments that make these assumptions may be persuasive because of the representativeness heuristic. ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Fallacies of illicit transference」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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