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The occultist concludes that astrology is both an art and a science. She says that the scientific components come from the math and astronomy used to create an astrological chart, while the art is in combining various factors and symbols to make meaningful statements about a person.

This is the cookie-cutter flaw of confusing part v. whole, where the author assumes that what’s true about the individual parts of something must also be true about that thing as a whole.

In this case, the occultist assumes that astrology is a science simply because some parts of astrology involve components of science.

Like (E), the occultist never makes any claims about any science. She just claims that astrology is a science because it involves complicated mathematical and astronomical knowledge.

The occultist incorrectly infers that the whole practice of astrology is a science merely from the fact that astrology has some scientific components— mathematical and astronomical knowledge.

The occultist doesn’t deny this possibility. Astrology might involve other components, like religious or spiritual components, that aren’t artistic or scientific. But this doesn’t affect the argument that it’s an art and a science.

The occultist incorrectly infers that astrological— not astronomical— knowledge is scientific from the fact that astronomical knowledge is needed to create an astrological chart.

Like (A), the occultist never makes any claims about any art. She just claims that astrology is an art because it involves the synthesis of a multitude of factors and symbols.

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