Evaluate the following argument in accordance with the criteria discussed in the text.A lottery winner, asked why he thought he had won a major prize, pulled a small rhinestone four-leaf clover out of his pocket and said, "I think this had a lot to do with it."

What will be an ideal response?


Post hoc: "I carried my lucky charm, and I won."

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