During the two years that Abigail has served as president of the Crescent Society, several of its members have suffered from insomnia. Thus, in the interests of better sleep for these people, the Society should elect a new president.
A) No fallacy.
B) Equivocation.
C) Weak analogy.
D) Appeal to ignorance.
E) False cause.

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This is an example of the false cause fallacy because there is no logical connection between Abigail's presidency and the members' insomnia. Just because something happens after another thing does not necessarily mean that the first thing caused the second thing. Therefore, the conclusion that a new president should be elected to address the insomnia issue is not logically supported.

During the Two Years That Abigail Has Served as President