Multiple Choice
"Tom and Rick got in a fight at the pool earlier in the day, so it had to have been Rick who killed Tom last night." Which logical fallacy best describes this faulty reasoning?
A) appeal to force
B) false cause: post hoc ergo propter hoc
C) begging the question
D) appeal to a lack of evidence
Correct Answer:
Verified
Correct Answer:
Verified
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