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An article discusses the growing problem of the illegal ivory trade. In the article, a graphic shows the rise of confiscated illegal ivory rapidly increased in 2006. The article claims this increase happened right after China designated ivory carving as a "national cultural heritage" in that same year.

Which logical fallacy does this demonstrate?


post hoc fallacy


reversing causal direction


correlation proves causation


slippery slope

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post hoc fallacy

Explanation: the article assumes that because the rise in confiscations happened after China’s designation, the designation caused the rise. That mistakes temporal sequence for causation (a specific form of the broader "correlation implies causation" error).