Select the fallacy or bad argument technique which occurs in the following argument: New Zealand is currently experiencing a drought. The drought followed closely on moves to allow gay people to marry. Clearly, this is causing the drought.
A) Common practice fallacy
B) Fallacy of affirming the consequent
C) Majority belief
D) Post hoc ergo propter hoc

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This argument commits the post hoc ergo propter hoc fallacy or the "after this, therefore because of this" fallacy. It assumes that just because one event followed another, the first event caused the second. However, there is no logical connection between these two events.

Select the Fallacy or Bad Argument Technique Which Occurs in the Following