"I knew I wouldn't win the lottery because a black cat crossed my path right after I bought the ticket." What fallacy is being committed in this statement?
A)Ad hominem attack
B)Appeal to authority
C)Appeal to tradition
D)Faulty analogy
E)Faulty cause

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The fallacy being committed in this statement is a faulty cause or correlation fallacy, which assumes that the black cat crossing the path is the reason why the person did not win the lottery. It is an example of superstition and not based on rational or logical reasoning.

"I Knew I Wouldn't Win the Lottery Because a Black