During the Four Years That Allison Has Been President of the Westridge

question 36

Multiple Choice

During the four years that Allison has been president of the Westridge Retirement Club, five members have contracted diabetes. Therefore, to prevent any more cases of this disease we must elect a new president immediately.

• A) Begging the question.
• B) False cause.
• C) Accident.
• D) Slippery slope.
• E) No fallacy.

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