Composition/Division
fallacy
Summary: Assume the whole shares parts’ traits or vice versa.
What is true of individuals is projected onto the group, or group attributes are projected onto each member without justification.
Pattern prevalence
- Authors: top 0.9%, bottom 0.1%, overall 0.3%
- Publications: top 1.3%, bottom 0.2%, overall 0.4%
- Articles: top 10%, bottom 0%, overall 5%
Recent example
Dunes open as a park permanently. The remaining five candidates — current Supervisor Alan Wong, Natalie Gee, Albert Chow and David Lee — said they all opposed Proposition K and would support finding a way to bring cars back to the Great Highway. Still, getting anything on the ballot
Recent articles
US Weighs Visa Sanctions on China Over Deportees 98.6%
NTD - 5/8/2026, 12:03 AM
Negativity Bias 71.2% - Biased Writer Voice 66.7% - Appeal to Authority 51.5%
The Trump administration is preparing visa sanctions on China over Beijing's slow acceptance of deported nationals. The move comes amid claims that China has reduced cooperation on taking back its citizens in recent months. The official says China previously accepted around 3,000 deportees on charter and commercial flights earlier in... more
UNLEASHED: Trump unveils NEW plan to tackle counterterrorism 59.6%
Fox News - 5/7/2026, 3:00 PM
Appeal to Emotion 55.9% - Indoctrination 42% - Negativity Bias 36.6%
Meanwhile, let's change gears. President Trump is issuing a new national counterterrorism strategy focusing in part on left-wing violent secular groups. It comes at a time when political violence in America is becoming an increasing threat, especially after the latest assassination temp on President Trump in Washington DC. To talk more... more
Sunset Dunes: 1 Year of San Francisco’s Controversial Beachside Park 16.1%
KQED - By Sydney Johnson - 4/11/2026, 2:00 PM
Anecdotal 14.4% - Negativity Bias 11.7% - Biased Writer Voice 10.6%
Alex Caffee walks through Sunset Dunes, a park on the former Great Highway roadway, to go surfing in San Francisco’s Sunset neighborhood on April 9, 2026. Alex Caffee was starting his morning like any other, with a trip to Ocean Beach in San Francisco to catch some waves. In a wetsuit, a surfboard at his side, he walked over from his... more
Pete Hegseth is promoting a nihilist cult of death 0%
The Guardian - By Jan-Werner Müller - 3/23/2026, 10:00 AM
It appears that members of Trump’s cabinet get chosen not despite their endorsements of violence, but because of them. Pete Hegseth was primarily known as a dapper TV host willing to defend war crimes. Markwayne Mullin is apparently still proud of challenging a witness to a fistfight at a Senate hearing; he also refuses to apologize for... more
ICE officers set to deploy to airports as delays mount, border czar Homan confirms 0%
NPR - By Luke Garrett - 3/22/2026, 5:30 PM
People wait in a TSA line at the John F. Kennedy International Airport on Sunday in New York City. President Trump said he is sending Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to U.S. airports as some air travelers face longer security lines due to the partial government shutdown. "On Monday, ICE will be going to airports to help our... more
Influencers are drinking shots of olive oil and lemon juice. Should you? 0%
The Guardian - By Adrienne Matei - 3/20/2026, 4:26 PM
A shot of lemon juice and olive oil might be delicious on a salad – but would you drink it straight up? That’s what wellness enthusiasts on TikTok and Instagram are doing, claiming it bestows glowing skin and better digestion, and supports the dubious process of “detoxing”. Wellness shots have become “a revolving door for trends”, as... more
Trump defends immigration crackdown at State of Union as approval ratings plummet 0%
Los Angeles Times - By Andrea Castillo - 2/25/2026, 11:00 AM
WASHINGTON — To defend an increasingly unpopular immigration crackdown during his State of the Union speech, President Trump highlighted the victims of crimes perpetuated by undocumented immigrants. But as Democrats pointed out, the president’s lengthy speech made no reference to the U.S. citizens, including Renee Good and Alex Pretti in... more
Suspect and 4 others dead after stabbing near Tacoma, authorities say 0%
KUOW Public Radio - By Associated Press - 2/25/2026, 1:38 AM
SEATTLE (AP) — A man fatally stabbed four people before being shot by a sheriff's deputy outside a home northwest of Tacoma, Washington, on Tuesday, authorities said. The Pierce County Sheriff’s Office said deputies initially responded to reports made at around 8:40 a.m. Tuesday that a 32-year-old man was violating a no-contact order.... more
Tyler Robinson’s defense presses claims about Utah County prosecutor’s conflicts 0%
KUER - By Martha Harris - 2/4/2026, 2:45 AM
Will it be the Utah County Attorney’s Office to prosecute Tyler Robinson for allegedly murdering Charlie Kirk, or someone else? Robinson’s defense has continued to argue to 4th District Court Judge Tony Graf that the entire county prosecutor’s office should be barred from the case. The Feb. 3 hearing was a continuation of a lengthy... more
Misspelled learning center, no children inside: Emmer presses Walz over Minnesota daycare tied to $4M 0%
Fox News - By Charles Creitz - 12/26/2025, 9:25 PM
The third-ranking leader in the House of Representatives, who also happens to hail from Minnesota, demanded answers from Gov. Tim Walz after a YouTuber tried to confront employees of an alleged daycare center that had misspelled signage and no signs of activity outside but reportedly received $4 million in state funds. The video went... more