Gino went out one evening and got himself a shiny new tattoo of a tribal symbol across his back
The next day, Gino's girlfriend, Shanae, ended their relationship. Mutual friends of theirs assumed that Shanae ended the relationship because of the new tattoo. These friends have not read your textbook carefully because they have just fallen prey to the _____ fallacy.
A) ad libitum
B) post hoc
C) mens rea
D) modus operandi
Answer: B
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