Identify the flawed reasoning in the statement: 'Every time our municipality implements an automated system, monsoon rains arrive that week. Therefore, automated systems induce atmospheric storm fronts.'
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B. post hoc ergo propter hoc (confusing chronological sequence with causal relationship)
- Step 1: The speaker claims event A caused event B merely because B followed A in time. Step 2. This is the classical 'post hoc ergo propter hoc' fallacy. Answer: post hoc ergo propter hoc (confusing chronological sequence with causal relationship). Why not the others: No personal character attack (ad hominem) or circular definition is present.
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