When I argue that churches cause prostitution because they increase together and one can be predicted from the other, I am relying on
A) the fallacy of false cause.
B) guilt by association.
C) circular reasoning.
D) a straw person.
E) All of the above

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This argument is an example of the fallacy of false cause, which occurs when someone assumes that because two things occur together, one must be the cause of the other without sufficient evidence to support that assumption.

When I Argue That Churches Cause Prostitution Because They Increase