"A couple of weeks ago, I received a chain letter that said bad luck would come my way if I did not send the letter to at least 10 people I knew. I mumbled something about superstitious nonsense and threw the letter away. Bad move! The very next day I was attacked by a Rottweiler, got dumped by my girlfriend, and was fired from my job. Once is enough. You can bet that next time I get a chain letter, I will do exactly what it says." Identify the fallacy that applies to this example.
A) The questionable cause fallacy
B) The loaded question fallacy
C) The fallacy of appeal to ignorance
D) None of the answers are correct
E) The fallacy of hasty generalization

Question

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The questionable cause fallacy is present because the speaker assumes a causal relationship between not forwarding the chain letter and experiencing bad events without sufficient evidence to support such a cause-and-effect connection.

"A Couple of Weeks Ago, I Received a Chain Letter