If You Stand Up at a Concert to Get a Better

question 98

Multiple Choice

If you stand up at a concert to get a better view, your view may not improve because everyone in front of you may stand up too.This situation is an example of:

• A)the post hoc fallacy.
• B)the failure to hold other things constant.
• C)the fallacy of composition.
• D)a zero-sum game.
• E)what happens when you purchase cheap tickets.

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