For the past several years, every time that Ruben has suffered a bout of sneezing, he has come down with a cold. Therefore, to prevent colds in the future, Ruben must constantly suppress the urge to sneeze.
A) False cause.
B) Equivocation.
C) Slippery slope.
D) Suppressed evidence.
E) No fallacy.

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The premise that sneezing causes colds is a false cause fallacy since the two events are not necessarily causally related. Therefore, the conclusion that Ruben must constantly suppress the urge to sneeze to prevent colds in the future is also not valid.

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