What error in reasoning is exemplified by the following statement?The New England Journal of Medicine has discovered that countries that consume the most chocolate have produced over time the greatest number of Nobel Prize winners. Therefore, if you want to increase your chances of winning a Nobel Prize, you should eat plenty of chocolate.
A. false cause
B. circular thinking
C. hasty generalization
D. faulty deduction
E. invalid analogy
Answer: A
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