If you observe that Event A happens before Event B happens, and you erroneously conclude that Event A caused Event B, you would be guilty of an error called the
A) fallacy of logic.
B) fallacy of inductive reasoning.
C) fallacy of ceteris paribus.
D) post hoc, ergo propter hoc fallacy.

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The "post hoc, ergo propter hoc" fallacy, which translates to "after this, therefore because of this," is a logical fallacy that assumes that if one event occurs after another, then the first event must have caused the second. This fallacy mistakes temporal succession for causal connection.

If You Observe That Event a Happens Before Event B