You Have Observed That Every Time You Do 30 Minutes

question 167

Multiple Choice

You have observed that every time you do 30 minutes of cardio exercise before taking an exam you get an A. You therefore conclude that to get an A on an exam, all you have to do is 30 minutes of cardio exercise before you take an exam. You have committed the

• A) fallacy of logic.
• B) fallacy of inductive reasoning.
• C) post hoc, ergo propter hoc fallacy.
• D) fallacy of division.

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