Professor Root Was Studying the Child Abuse Rates in Urban

Multiple Choice

Professor Root was studying the child abuse rates in urban and rural areas of Ohio. It was found that the child abuse rate was higher in the rural areas. Professor Root concluded that people who live in rural areas are more likely to abuse children than are people who live in urban areas. Root's conclusion​

A) ​illustrates the ecological fallacy.
B) ​illustrates reductionism.
C) ​illustrates good deductive reasoning.
D) ​illustrates the importance of trend studies.