Experimental Research in Small Cities Suggests That Mandating Work for Welfare

question 3

Multiple Choice

Experimental research in small cities suggests that mandating work for welfare recipients increases their income. Therefore, we should mandate work requirements for all welfare recipients. This statement is an example of

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

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