Select the fallacy or bad argument technique which occurs in the following argument: If it's raining, we can't play tennis outdoors. We can't play tennis outdoors, so it must be raining.
A) Tu quoque
B) Epistemic fallacy
C) Fallacy of affirming the consequent
D) Attacking a straw man

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This is the fallacy of affirming the consequent because the argument assumes that if the consequent (can't play tennis outdoors) is true, then the antecedent (it must be raining) must also be true. However, there could be other reasons why they can't play tennis outdoors, such as the courts being closed or under repair.

Select the Fallacy or Bad Argument Technique Which Occurs in the Following