"This is the richest fraternity on the campus; therefore Mr. X who is a member of this fraternity must be one of the richest young man on the campus." Which fallacy is involved in this argument?"यह परिसर की सबसे धनी बिरादरी (fraternity) है; अतः श्री X, जो इस बिरादरी के सदस्य हैं, परिसर के सबसे धनी युवकों में से एक होंगे।" इस तर्क में कौन-सा तर्कदोष निहित है?
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Correct answer: A. Fallacy of divisionविभाजन का तर्कदोष (Fallacy of division)
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The argument transfers a property of the whole group (the fraternity is the richest) to an individual member (Mr. X must be among the richest). Inferring from whole to part in this way is the fallacy of division. The reverse move, part to whole, would be the fallacy of composition.यह तर्क पूरे समूह के गुण (बिरादरी सबसे धनी है) को एक सदस्य पर (श्री X सबसे धनी होंगे) आरोपित कर देता है। इस प्रकार पूर्ण से अंश की ओर अनुमान लगाना विभाजन का तर्कदोष है। इसका उलटा, अर्थात् अंश से पूर्ण की ओर, संयोजन का तर्कदोष (fallacy of composition) होता है।More Logical Reasoning questions
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