What Type of Logical Error in Making a Causal Statement

question 16

Multiple Choice

What type of logical error in making a causal statement is illustrated by the statement below? "Members of the Ku Klux Klan dislike black people because they are highly prejudiced against Blacks."

• A) tautology
• B) ecological fallacy
• C) reductionism
• D) teleology

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