You Have Observed That Every Time You Do 30 Minutes

question 4

Multiple Choice

You have observed that every time you do 30 minutes of cardio exercise before taking an exam you get an A. You therefore conclude that to get an A on an exam, all you have to do is 30 minutes of cardio exercise before you take an exam. You have committed the

• A) fallacy of composition.
• B) fallacy of inductive reasoning.
• C) post hoc, ergo propter hoc fallacy.
• D) fallacy of division.

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