If someone's leg begins to ache before it rains, and he assumes that the pain caused the rain, this would be an example of which fallacy?
A) Ad hominem
B) Reductio ad absurdum
C) Post hoc ergo propter hoc
D) Argumentum ad populum

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This is an example of post hoc ergo propter hoc fallacy, which is the assumption that because one event happens before another, it must have caused the second event. In this case, the leg pain was assumed to have caused the rain, simply because it preceded it.

If Someone's Leg Begins to Ache Before It Rains, and He