"The Super Bowl on January 28,2001,was won by the Baltimore Ravens.Since the Ravens were originally from Cleveland and are part of the old NFL,the stock market is expected to decline in 2001." This statement is an example of:

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The statement is an example of the fallacy of interpreting association as causation. The fact that the Ravens were originally from Cleveland and are part of the old NFL has no real connection or correlation to the stock market's decline in 2001. Therefore, inferring causation between two unrelated events is a fallacy.

"The Super Bowl on January 28,2001,was Won by the Baltimore