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?
Reversing causal direction
Cherry picking
Fallacy of the single cause
Correlation proves causation
1 answer
The correct answer is fallacy of the single cause. This fallacy assumes that there is only one cause for a particular event, in this case, washing the car causing rain.