Whenever I Go to the Grocery Store, I Always Stop

question 90

Multiple Choice

Whenever I go to the grocery store, I always stop at Starbucks on the way home. Therefore, going to the grocery store causes me to go to Starbucks. This statement is an example of the

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

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