Jerry Falwell, on September 14, 2011, made a statement blaming "pagans, abortionists, feminists, gays, and lesbians" for the terrorist attack World Trade Center (for which he later issued a formal apology). Falwell's statement is an example of ____ reasoning.

A. inductive
B. deductive
C. causal
D. analogous
E. None of these answers are correct.


Answer: C

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