Someone who committed the association-is-causation fallacy might conclude that
A)event B, which follows event A, was caused by the event A
B)event B, which follows event A, was not necessarily caused by event A
C)the simplest model is the best predictor
D)what is true for the individual is also true for the group
E)what is true for the individual is not necessarily true for the group

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The association-is-causation fallacy assumes that just because two events are associated (i.e. they happen together), one event must have caused the other. Therefore, someone who committed this fallacy would conclude that event B was caused by event A just because B followed A.

Someone Who Committed the Association-Is-Causation Fallacy Might Conclude That