Which argument is most clearly based on false causality?A.Letting students wear hats will just open the doors to their wearing anything.B.My bad luck started the day that mummy was dug up. It's the mummy's fault.C.Cynthia E. Platt deserves the award for excellence because of her greatness.D.All I can say about my rival's idea is that he's a thief and he should be ignored.

Which statement is an example of false causality?A.Eliza Benedict wants to abolish the death penalty because she is just a bleeding-heart liberal.B.Trish Harris wants to shorten the school days but that's because she doesn't care about your child's education.C.Test scores have fallen since Caleb became class president; therefore, he has done a terrible job as president.D.Dan Richards is the best mayor Cooperville has ever had because he told me so himself.

Mr. Calhoun is against standardized testing because he isn't smart enough to pass the tests himself!Which logical fallacy does this example contain?A.False causalityB.Begging the questionC.Ad hominemD.Straw man

Which of the following is the BEST example of faulty reasoning? a. Rachel bought a new car last week. She's been suffering from allergies for the last four days. Rachel is allergic to her new car. b. Jonathan received an A on his exam. All of the other students in his class received B's and C's. Jonathan received the highest grade in the class. c. Marcus ran the 100 meter dash in 10 seconds flat. None of the other runners in the race broke 11 seconds. Marcus won the race. d. Gertrude came down with strep throat. After taking antibiotics, Gertrude's symptoms went away. The antibiotics cured Gertrude's strep throat.

he incorrect presumption that because two events tend to occur together, one must cause the other is the:Question 9Select one:a.confusion of economists.b.blunder of science.c.fallacy of false cause.d.error of inclusion.

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