Identify the Type of Fallacy in the Following Passage

question 88

Short Answer

Identify the type of fallacy in the following passage.
"The rates of prostate cancer among first responders to the attacks on the Twin Trade Towers are higher than among onlookers. Something in the dust obviously causes prostate cancer."

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Definitions:

Commotion

Commotion refers to a state of noisy confusion or disorder.

Bystander Effect

The social psychological phenomenon that individuals are less likely to offer help to a victim when other people are present, often due to the diffusion of responsibility.

Attribution of Arousal Theory

A psychological principle suggesting that people make sense of their emotional or physiological states by attributing them to environmental or situational cues.

Romantic Love

An emotional state characterized by idealization of the beloved, obsessive thoughts of this person, and turbulent feelings.