"After every fall election, the weather starts to turn cold, therefore elections cause cold weather." This statement
A) confuses positive and normative analysis.
B) commits the fallacy of composition.
C) fails to recognize that association is not causation.
D) confuses macroeconomics with microeconomics.

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The statement assumes a causal relationship between elections and cold weather based solely on their association, which is a logical fallacy.

"After Every Fall Election, the Weather Starts to Turn Cold