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unfortunately, saving elephants had a negative economic effect on some people. in 1999, in response to pressure from business interests that were losing money because of the ban on the ivory trade, cites allowed limited trade in stockpiled tusks. ivory that already had been harvested from elephants could once again be bought and sold. but disaster for the african elephant followed. poachers, or illegal hunters, rushed to kill more elephants. many people had foreseen that illegal trading of ivory would flourish again if any trading at all were allowed. following the cites decision, african elephants died in large numbers. a 2014 new york times editorial reported that approximately 30,000 to 35,000 african elephants were killed each year. only a complete ban of the ivory trade can save the african elephant from extinction.
which type of logical fallacy appears in this excerpt?
reversing causal direction
fallacy of the single cause
cherry picking
post hoc fallacy
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Explanation:

The passage blames the CITES - allowed limited trade in stockpiled tusks as the single cause of the large - scale killing of African elephants. In reality, there could be multiple factors contributing to poaching, such as poverty, weak law - enforcement in some areas, and high demand for ivory in the black market. This is an example of the fallacy of the single cause, which assumes that there is only one cause for a complex event.

Answer:

Fallacy of the single cause