Multiple Choice
According to FBI statistics, "9 out of 10 heroin addicts began by first using marijuana." However, one could also argue that 9 out of 10 heroin addicts began with peanut butter. Nine out of 10 people who try marijuana do not go on to become heroin addicts. The most significant weakness with the FBI's argument is:
A) Faulty analogy
B) Faulty cause
C) Faulty sign
D) Spurious correlation
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