The fallacy of division occurs when the major premise deals with attributes that apply only to a group collectively and cannot be divided to apply to individual cases. Spotted owls are birds. Spotted owls have wings, feathers, and beaks. BUT Birds are common in every area of the world. Spotted owls are birds.
Spotted owls are common in every area of the world.
AND The small-town farmer is rapidly disappearing. My father is a small-town farmer. My father is rapidly disappearing. The IRS allows a deduction for every dependent in a household. Since my cat, Goldie, depends on me for everything, I suppose it would be OK to claim a deduction for her.