You Always Have Math Problems to Work in Class Whenever

question 197

Multiple Choice

You always have math problems to work in class whenever you forget to bring your calculator to school. Concluding that forgetting your calculator causes your professor to assign math problems is an example of the

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

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