What error in reasoning is exemplified by the following statement?
I always wear my blue sweater when I take an exam, but I couldn't find it yesterday. II had worn it yesterday, I would not have flunked my accounting exam.
A) false cause
B) circular thinking
C) hasty generalization
D) invalid analogy
E) faulty deduction

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The statement incorrectly assumes that wearing a blue sweater is the cause of success in exams, which is a classic example of a false cause error in reasoning. This logical fallacy occurs when someone assumes that because two events occur together, one must be the cause of the other without sufficient evidence to support that conclusion.

What Error in Reasoning Is Exemplified by the Following Statement