According to Your Textbook, What Error in Reasoning Should a Speaker

question 4

Multiple Choice

According to your textbook, what error in reasoning should a speaker watch out for when using causal reasoning in a persuasive speech?

• A) claiming a causal link between two events when they are merely coincidental
• B) assuming that events have only one cause when there may be multiple causes
• C) committing the post nobis fallacy of using inappropriate causal evidence
• D) all of the above
• E) a and b only

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