Sanjay believed that families living in the Chicago suburbs had healthier teeth than those living in rural Mississippi because there were more dental offices in Chicago. His research showed him that the real cause was a difference in diet between the two regions. This is an example of a(n) __________.

A. alternate cause fallacy
B. literal analogy
C. figurative analogy
D. post hoc fallacy


Answer: A

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