To Decide Whether to Go to the Beach for Spring

question 608

Multiple Choice

To decide whether to go to the beach for spring break, you should

• A) not make the post hoc fallacy.
• B) not make the fallacy of composition.
• C) compare marginal cost to the marginal benefit of taking the trip.
• D) unscramble cause and effect.

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