Bill and Steve are having a debate about world politics. Bill is somewhat radical and Steve likes to bait radicals.

Bill: "The United States is clearly a terrible burden for the rest of the world!"
Steve: "What do you mean, Bill?"
Bill: "Well, take the following as an example: Americans produce more waste than any other people on the planet. Just look at the figures and you will see that America produces more garbage than any other country. This must stop!"
Steve: "So, you would say that every individual American produces more waste than every other individual?"
Bill: "Yes. My point is exactly that!"
Steve: "So you would say that the American we saw on TV the other day, the guy who recycles everything, produces more waste than any other non-American in the world?"
Bill: "Well..."
Steve: "So, you would say that this guy produces more waste than Saddam Hussein?"
Bill: "Umm... Well you must admit that Americans produce more trash..."
Steve: "Yes, that is probably true. However, you are committing a fallacy."
Bill: "Which one?"DivisionCompositionConfusing Cause and EffectAppeal to FearDivision: This is the correct answer. Bill is fallaciously concluding that any individual American produces more waste than any individual non-American simply because Americans, as a group, produce more trash than other groups of people.Composition: This is a wrong answer. Bill is not drawing a conclusion about the whole based on the characteristics of the parts.Confusing Cause and Effect: This is a wrong answer. Bill is not engaged in causal reasoning, so he cannot commit a causal fallacy.Appeal to Fear: This is a wrong answer. Bill is making no attempt to create fear in Steve in order to get him to accept a conclusion.
Bill is "reasoning" about wholes and parts.1