Question

Employees in the defense industry have greater job security and higher pay when the country is engaged in major military conflicts, therefore it is good for the country to be involved in military conflicts is an example of:

Answer 1

Answer: C the fallacy of composition.

Explanation:

The Fallacy of Composition is meant to explain the false logic that people apply when they believe that because something is true of a subsection of something, then that thing must be true for the whole thing.

For instance, my phone's batter is made of lithium so my entire phone must be made of lithium.

In this scenario, the logic is that it is good to be involved in military conflict because it favors the nation if it favors a subset (employees in defense) which is flawed because other industries might suffer. This however, represents the fallacy of composition.