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    It is not the case that The inference from 'X is good for each individual' to 'X is good for the aggregate' commits the fallacy of composition.

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    • 1.If X genuinely benefits each individual, aggregate welfare—being the sum of individual welfare—logically improves.
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    • 2.The fallacy label assumes composition always fails, but some properties (e.g., parts made of matter implies whole is) validly compose.
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    • 3.Most counterexamples involve zero-sum or relational goods; for intrinsic goods, composition remains rationally defensible.
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    • 1.Individual goods often depend on scarcity or relative advantage; universal access eliminates the benefit.
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    • 2.Systemic properties emerge from interactions between parts and cannot be predicted from individual properties alone.
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    • 3.What benefits each person (e.g., everyone leaving a theater simultaneously) harms the aggregate (collective chaos).
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