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Each of the pebbles in this sack is light. Therefore, the entire sack must be light.

 

What's wrong with this argument?

It assumes that what is true of the whole is true of the parts.
It is based on a proposition that is not supported by the cited source.
It assumes that what is true of the parts is true of the whole.
It uses premises that are not consistent with each other.


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