Illicit Transference

An informal fallacy occurring when an argument assumes there is no difference between a term in the distributive (referring to every member of a class) and collective (referring to the class itself as a whole) sense. Examples include statements such as, "because this company is so corrupt, so must every employee within it be corrupt," (fallacy of division), and "since Judy is so diligent in the workplace, this entire company must have an amazing work ethic," (fallacy of composition).