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Conclusion :- Since Each elements are not original, the whole design (made from these each elements) is not original

Error in reasoning :-
Answer - A :- Since something is true of parts of a whole, it is true for whole as well.
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In my view, it is A as argument has transferred the property of its parts to the whole. Though parts of content might be copied from various sources, the whole content could be totally different and original in its sense.

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Each of the elements of Girelli’s recently completed design for a university library is copied from a different one of several historic libraries. The design includes various features from Classical Greek, Islamic, Mogul, and Romanesque structures. Since no one element in the design is original, it follows that the design of the library cannot be considered original.

Which one of the following is a reasoning error made in the argument?

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The argument states that design included features from historic libraries ... But in conclusion, the author generalizes his conclusion on the whole library which is wrong.


(A) assuming that because something is true of each of the parts of a whole it is true of the whole itself

(B) generalizing illegitimately from a few instances of a certain kind to all instances of that kind

(C) concluding that an unknown instance of a phenomenon must have all the properties of the known instance

(D) presupposing that alternatives that can be true separately cannot be true together

(E) deriving a factual conclusion from evidence derived from reports of aesthetic preferences
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