Consider the following statement and choose which response best applies to it."Over the last two centuries, there has been a marked decrease in the number of pirates in the world at the same time that global temperatures are rising. Therefore, the lack of pirates must be linked to global warming."
A. This is an example of attacking the scientists doing the research, rather than the science.
B. This is an example of flawed cause and effect reasoning.
C. This is an example of arguing a point on the basis of authority.
D. This is an example of poor statistics, as the population size covers only 200 years of data.
E. All of these choices are correct.
Answer: B
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