If You Observe That Event a Happens Before Event B

question 49

Multiple Choice

If you observe that Event A happens before Event B happens, and you conclude that Event A caused Event B, you would be guilty of an error called the

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

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Definitions:

Laboratory Specimen

A sample of tissue, blood, urine, or other material from the body used for analysis and diagnosis in a laboratory.

Sputum Specimen

A sample of mucus coughed up from the lungs, collected for laboratory analysis to help diagnose respiratory diseases.

Surgical Incision

A cut made through the skin and tissues during surgery to gain access to the area being operated on.

Occult Blood

Refers to the presence of blood in the feces that is not visible to the naked eye, usually detected by chemical tests.