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Read the following scenario:
"Sarah ignores an email that says she should forward it or she will be unlucky. On the way home that day, she has a flat tire.
She wishes she had sent the email."
This is an example of which logical fallacy?
A) Ad Hominem

B) Red Herring

C) Post Hoc

User Woxxom
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Answer:

C. Post Hoc

Step-by-step explanation:

Post Hoc: "Post hoc ergo propter hoc is an informal fallacy that states: "Since event Y followed event X, event Y must have been caused by event X." It is often shortened simply to post hoc fallacy."

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User Jasttim
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Answer: Post Hoc

Step-by-step explanation:

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