Isabel Noted That Whenever She Wore Her Green Contact Lenses

question 101

Multiple Choice

Isabel noted that whenever she wore her green contact lenses, the Chicago White Sox would win that evening. Based on this observation, she developed the "green-eyes-for-White-Sox" theory of winning. It is most likely true that Isabel

• A) showed good reasoning for the reason the White Sox would win.
• B) committed the ceteris paribus error.
• C) committed the fallacy of logic.
• D) was confusing causality.

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