Daniela started jogging two miles every morning. In the past month, she lost 10 pounds. Knowing this, you conclude that if you want to lose 10 pounds, you should jog two miles every morning. This is an example of which logical fallacy?
A) jumping on a bandwagon
B) appealing to false authority
C) falling victim to false cause
D) accepting a slippery slope argument

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This is an example of the false cause fallacy, which 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. In this case, assuming jogging two miles every morning directly caused Daniela to lose 10 pounds ignores other potential factors that could have contributed to her weight loss.

Daniela Started Jogging Two Miles Every Morning