You have observed that every time you get a new tattoo the day before you take an exam you get an A. You therefore conclude that to get an A on an exam, all you have to do is get a new tattoo the day before. You have committed the
A) fallacy of division.
B) fallacy of inductive reasoning.
C) post hoc, ergo propter hoc fallacy.
D) Ockham's fallacy.

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This is an example of the post hoc, ergo propter hoc fallacy, which assumes that because one event follows another, the first event must be the cause of the second. In this case, getting a tattoo before an exam and then getting an A does not necessarily mean the tattoo caused the high grade.

You Have Observed That Every Time You Get a New