Identify which of the following fallacies the following example illustrates. Choose the best answer from the list offered. A recent study has shown that 80 percent of those who smoke heavily, i.e. more than a pack a day also drink more than five cups of coffee per day. I think it's clear that smoking leads to heavy coffee drinking
a. Jumping from Correlation to Cause or Overlooking a Common Cause
b. Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc
c. Gambler's Fallacy or Only Game in Town
d. Causal Oversimplification or Slippery Slope
a
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a. True b. False
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