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   * Properties of a complex system are not necessarily (recognizably) inherent in any of its components (<span maniculus "see:">[[generalization:mereological_fallacy|mereological fallacy]]</span>).   * Properties of a complex system are not necessarily (recognizably) inherent in any of its components (<span maniculus "see:">[[generalization:mereological_fallacy|mereological fallacy]]</span>).
  
-  * If a population has a certain //statistical property//, it can not be inferred that every member of a population has this particular property. For example, even if a statement like "Americans like hamburgers" is true, it does not follow that every specific American will like hamburgers (<span maniculus "see:">[[mathematics:statistics:interpretation:ecological_fallacy|ecological fallacy]]</span>).+  * If a population has a certain //statistical property//, it can not be inferred that every member of a population has this particular property. For example, even if a statement like "Americans like hamburgers" is true, it does not follow that every specific American will like hamburgers (<span maniculus "see:">[[logic:induction:ecological_fallacy|ecological fallacy]]</span>).
  
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