What best describes the Post hoc ergo propter hoc (or 'post hoc') fallacy? A. Attributing a singular cause X to an effec

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What best describes the Post hoc ergo propter hoc (or 'post hoc') fallacy? A. Attributing a singular cause X to an effec

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What best describes the Post hoc ergo propter hoc (or 'posthoc') fallacy?
A. Attributing a singular cause X to an effect Y when severalcontributing causes seem to cause Y
B. Ignoring a common cause Z to two events X and Y
C. When X and Y occur at the same time, and thinking that Xcauses Y
D. When X happens first and Y second, and thinking that X causesY
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