Enrique says, "Last semester I wore this shirt to a final exam and I got an 'A', so I'm wearing it to all my final exams this semester." The fallacy involved in this reasoning is:
A) Faulty analogy
B) Slippery slope
C) Faulty sign
D) Faulty cause

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Enrique is assuming that wearing a certain shirt caused him to do well on his final exam, but there is no actual causal relationship between the shirt and his grade. This is an example of faulty cause reasoning.

Enrique Says, "Last Semester I Wore This Shirt to a Final