Logical Fallacies

Fallacy Directory

A comprehensive database of logical fallacies with examples from religious debates.

Logic 1 fallacies

Definition

Assuming what is true of parts is true of the whole.

Example

"**"Each brick is light, so the wall must be light."**"

Religious Example

"**"Everything in the universe has a cause, so the universe must have a cause."**"

How to Respond

"**"Properties of parts don't transfer to the whole."**"