Question

You are told that standing up during the Cowboys football game will give you a better view of the field. However, if everyone stands up at the same time, then your view is obscured. This example best describes:

Group of answer choices

inclusion of an irrelevant variable.

a violation of ceteris paribus .

a fallacy of composition.

a post hoc ergo propter hoc fallacy.

an omission of a relevant variable.

Answer 1

It has been stated that standing up during a game provides a better view of the game.

This implies that if each spectator stands then each will get a better view.

However, when each one of the spectator stands then view of people on the back gets blocked and they do not get any clear view.

So, an action that is advantageous to one person cannot be advantageous to group as a whole.

The error of assumption that indicate an advantageous action for one person to be advantageous for the group as a whole is termed as fallacy of composition.

So,

The given example best describes a fallacy of composition.

Hence, the correct answer is the option (2) [A fallacy of composition].