Steve is making a point that crime has gone up since state assistance to the poor has decreased. He says this although there is no scientific data that supports any link between the two ideas. This is an example of a(n) _______ fallacy.
A) ad hominem
B) reductio ad absurdum
C) post hoc
D) argumentum ad verecundiam

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Steve's argument is an example of a post hoc fallacy, which occurs when it is assumed that because one thing occurred after another, it must have occurred as a result of it, without any actual evidence to support that causation.

Steve Is Making a Point That Crime Has Gone Up