"I washed my car today and that is why it rained tonight," is an example of which faulty reasoning?
A)post hoc
B)ad hominem
C)ad populum
D)false analogy

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This statement follows the post hoc fallacy or "after this, therefore because of this" fallacy, which assumes that because one event happened after another, the first event caused the second event. In this case, washing the car did not cause the rain to fall.

"I Washed My Car Today and That Is Why It