1. What is the difference between fallacy of composition and hasty generalization? Explain with examples.

The difference between the fallacy of composition and hasty generalization lies in what they incorrectly assume about the relationship between a group and its members.<br /><br />**Fallacy of Composition:** This fallacy assumes that what is true of the *parts* of something must also be true of the *whole*. It moves from a property of the individual members to a conclusion about the group.<br /><br />* **Example:** "Every brick in that building weighs less than a pound. Therefore, the building weighs less than a pound." Even though each individual brick is light, the collection of all the bricks together is heavy.<br /><br />**Hasty Generalization:** This fallacy assumes that what is true of a *small sample* must be true of the *whole group*. It moves from a property of a small group to a conclusion about all members of the group.<br /><br />* **Example:** "I met two unfriendly people in that town. Therefore, everyone in that town is unfriendly." Just because two people were unfriendly doesn't mean everyone in the town shares that characteristic. The sample size is too small to justify the conclusion about the entire population of the town.<br />