You have observed that every time you get a new tattoo the day before you take an exam you get an A. You therefore conclude that to get an A on an exam, all you have to do is get a new tattoo the day before. You have committed the

A. fallacy of inductive reasoning.
B. fallacy of division.
C. Ockham's fallacy.
D. post hoc, ergo propter hoc fallacy.


Answer: D

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