You always have math problems to work in class whenever you forget to bring your calculator to school. Concluding that forgetting your calculator causes your professor to assign math problems is an example of the
A) fallacy of logic.
B) fallacy of inductive reasoning.
C) ceteris paribus conditions.
D) post hoc, ergo propter hoc fallacy.

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This is an example of the post hoc, ergo propter hoc fallacy, which translates to "after this, therefore because of this." It assumes that because one event follows another, the first event must be the cause of the second, which is not necessarily true.

You Always Have Math Problems to Work in Class Whenever