Asked by christian
Read these sentences.
Each time I wash my car it rains the next day. If I wash my car today, it will rain tomorrow.
Which type of logical fallacy appears in these sentences?
Fallacy of the single cause
Reversing causal direction
Cherry picking
Correlation proves causation
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Correlation proves causation.
This infers that because washing the car is followed by rain, the washing causes the rain (a post hoc/correlation→causation error), rather than considering coincidence or other explanations.
This infers that because washing the car is followed by rain, the washing causes the rain (a post hoc/correlation→causation error), rather than considering coincidence or other explanations.
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