Asked by Krista McGonigle on Jun 03, 2024
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If you observe that Kelly Clarkson won American Idol 3 years before Carrie Underwood won, and you conclude that Kelly Clarkson winning caused Carrie Underwood to win 3 years later, you would be guilty of an error called the
A) fallacy of inductive reasoning.
B) fallacy of ceteris paribus.
C) fallacy of logic.
D) post hoc, ergo propter hoc fallacy.
Post Hoc
Post hoc refers to a logical fallacy where it is assumed that if one event occurs after another, it must have been caused by the first event.
Inductive Reasoning
A method of reasoning in which specific observations or sets of observations are used to make broad generalizations.
American Idol
A popular American singing competition television series aimed at discovering new singing talent.
- Discern and avoid usual logical mistakes in economic reasoning.
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Zybrea KnightJun 03, 2024
Final Answer :
D
Explanation :
The "post hoc, ergo propter hoc" fallacy is the error of assuming that because one event occurred before another, it must have caused the second event. In this case, concluding that Kelly Clarkson's win caused Carrie Underwood's win simply because Clarkson's win came first is an example of this fallacy.
Learning Objectives
- Discern and avoid usual logical mistakes in economic reasoning.