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Increased sales of coats cause increased sales of hot chocolate.
Increased sales of coats cause increased sales of hot chocolate.
Getting poor grades causes students to skip breakfast.
Getting poor grades causes students to skip breakfast.
More people listen to music today due to new technology.
More people listen to music today due to new technology.
Research shows that people who actively participate in daily physical activity gain health benefits.
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The example that has a cause and effect relationship based on a fallacy is:
Increased sales of coats cause increased sales of hot chocolate.
This statement suggests a causal relationship between two unrelated events that may actually be influenced by a shared cause (e.g., cold weather), which is a common fallacy known as post hoc reasoning. Just because two events correlate does not mean one causes the other.
