Consider the Following Scenario: a Mother Tells Her Child That

question 22

Multiple Choice

Consider the following scenario: a mother tells her child that if he doesn't do his homework, he will get failing grades.Then he will probably drop out of school and be unable to get a job, so he will become homeless.What type of "Causal Fallacy" is this?

• A)Questionable cause
• B)Post hoc ergo propter hoc
• C)Slippery slope
• D)Misidentification of the cause

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