Which of the following involves the fallacy of composition?
A) Because sitting in the back of classrooms is correlated with getting lower grades in the class, students should always sit closer to the front of the classroom.
B) Historically, the stock market rises in years the NFC team wins the Super Bowl and falls when the AFC wins the Super Bowl, I am rooting for the NFC team to win for the sake of my investment portfolio.
C) When a basketball team spends more to get better players, it is more successful, which proves that all the teams should spend more to get better players.
D) An increase in the amount of money I have will make me better off, so an increase in the supply of money in the economy will make Americans as a group better off.
E) Both the basketball and the money supply scenarios involve the fallacy of composition.
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