"As soon as we got a new division manager, profits went down the tubes. The new manager reduced productivity." This statement is an example of which of the following fallacies?
A) posing a false either-or situation
B) making an incomplete comparison
C) attacking the source rather than the idea
D) confusing causal relationships
E) overgeneralizing

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The statement implies a cause-and-effect relationship between the new division manager's arrival and the decrease in profits without providing evidence that the manager's actions directly led to reduced productivity and profits. This is a classic example of confusing causal relationships, where two events happening in sequence are incorrectly assumed to have a cause-and-effect relationship.

"As Soon as We Got a New Division Manager, Profits