The Post Hoc Fallacy Occurs When Someone

question 10

Multiple Choice

The post hoc fallacy occurs when someone:

• A)assumes that something is true because it appeared on a blog
• B)assumes that something is true because it appeared in a newspaper
• C)tries to take back what he or she said earlier in the discussion
• D)stalls for time instead of answering a question immediately
• E)assumes that because A occurred before B, A caused B

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