Someone who committed the association-is-causation fallacy might conclude that:
A) event B, which followed event A, was caused by event A.
B) event B, which followed event A, was not necessarily caused by event A.
C) the simplest model is the best predictor of economic outcomes.
D) what is true for the individual is also true for the group.
E) what is true for the individual is not necessarily true for the group.

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The association-is-causation fallacy occurs when someone assumes that just because two events are correlated or occur together, one event caused the other. This is an incorrect assumption because correlation does not imply causation. Therefore, the best choice is A, which reflects this incorrect assumption. B is also a possibility, but it is a less precise answer because B does not necessarily imply the association-is-causation fallacy. C, D, and E are unrelated to the association-is-causation fallacy.

Someone Who Committed the Association-Is-Causation Fallacy Might Conclude That