Question

read this sentence.

every time i wear my lucky ring, i do well on my exams; therefore, my ring causes me to do well on my exams. which logical fallacy does this sentence demonstrate?

○ false cause

○ cherry picking

○ genetic fallacy

○ slippery slope

Explanation:

A false cause fallacy assumes causation from mere correlation. Here, wearing the ring (correlation) is wrongly seen as causing good exam performance. Cherry picking is selective data, genetic fallacy judges by origin, slippery slope is a chain of unlikely events. So the fallacy is false cause.

Answer:

A. false cause