Differentiate among fallacies and explain why they represent poor reasoning All of the following are true statements about fallacies of causation except_________.

A. Fallacies of causation are among the most common kinds of fallacious reasoning.
B. Fallacies of causation are about establishing linkages between events.
C. Fallacies of causationare rare because we don't need direct evidence to prove one thing causes another.
D. Fallacies of causes are common because causation helps us make the world make sense to us.


Answer: C

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