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    It is not the case that Predicate transfer from parts to wholes commits the fallacy of composition unless the predicate is specifically distributive.

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    • 1.The 'distributive/non-distributive' distinction itself needs independent justification—it may simply restate rather than explain the problem.
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    • 2.Many successful part-to-whole inferences aren't neatly distributive: a painting's beauty emerges from parts' arrangement, not part-wise distribution.
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    • 3.Context and domain knowledge, not logical form alone, determine valid composition. The rule oversimplifies how reasoning actually works.
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    • 1.Non-distributive predicates like 'heavy' fail when transferred: atoms aren't heavy, but tables are. This shows real logical danger.
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    • 2.Distributive predicates like 'has mass' succeed because the property genuinely holds of each part. This distinction is logically sound.
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    • 3.Without this framework, we cannot distinguish valid inferences (parts→whole) from invalid ones, leaving reasoning unguided.
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