Nita, when speaking to persuade the class that prayer in schools should be restored, argues, "The reason that there is so much crime nowadays is that we no longer have prayer in schools." You recognize this as
A) an either/or fallacy.
B) an ad hominem.
C) a red herring.
D) a causal fallacy.
Answer: D
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