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Two events happen together, so a speaker declares one caused the other. That fallacy is:

AFair cause
BFinal cause
CTrue cause
DFalse cause
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. False cause
1. Coincidence is mistaken for causation. 2. The link is unlikely to exist. 3. It is a false cause. _Source: OpenStax Introduction to Philosophy, Chapter 5, Logic and Reasoning._
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