During the four years that Allison has been president of the Westridge Retirement Club, five members have contracted diabetes. Therefore, to prevent any more cases of this disease we must elect a new president immediately.
A) Begging the question.
B) False cause.
C) Accident.
D) Slippery slope.
E) No fallacy.

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The argument presents a causal link between the presidency of Allison and the occurrence of diabetes in members, without providing any evidence that one caused the other. This is a classic example of the false cause fallacy. Additionally, the argument uses scare tactics, insinuating that more members will contract the disease if the status quo is maintained, without providing any evidence for this claim either.

During the Four Years That Allison Has Been President of the Westridge