Gino Went Out One Evening and Got Himself a Shiny

Multiple Choice

Gino went out one evening and got himself a shiny new tattoo of a tribal symbol across his back. The next day, Gino's girlfriend, Shanae, ended their relationship. Mutual friends of theirs assumed that Shanae ended the relationship because of the new tattoo. These friends have not read your textbook carefully because they have just fallen prey to the ________ fallacy.

A) ad libitum
B) post hoc
C) mens rea
D) modus operandi