The False Cause Fallacy Occurs When

Multiple Choice

The false cause fallacy occurs when

A) one appeals to the opinion of an authority on causation and explanation to answer a question about something outside his or her field of expertise.
B) one possible cause of a phenomenon is assumed to be a (or the) cause although reasons are lacking for excluding other possible causes.
C) one asks a question that illegitimately presupposes some causal claim alluded to in the question.
D) one appeals to the desire to be accepted by others in order to gain acceptance of a claim that one thing caused another.