You know that the computer lab at school gets very crowded at about 3:00 p.m. To avoid the crowds, you start going to the computer lab one hour earlier every day. However many students make the same decision, and now the computer lab becomes very crowded at 2:00 p.m. This is an example of the
A) post hoc, ergo propter hoc fallacy.
B) ceteris paribus fallacy.
C) fallacy of division.
D) fallacy of composition.

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This is an example of the fallacy of composition because the assumption is made that if one person avoids the crowds by going earlier, everyone doing the same will have the same result. However, this assumption is incorrect as it leads to more students going earlier and causing the crowds to shift to an earlier time.

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