Mark Thomas is furious at the incompetence of the local weatherman, who predicted rain for tomorrow, thereby ruining Mark's plans for a golf outing. Mark is making ________.
A) a self-serving attribution
B) a mistake in the blame game
C) a fundamental attribution error
D) a logical faux pas

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Mark is making a fundamental attribution error by attributing the weatherman's mistake solely to his personality or ability (incompetence), rather than considering external factors that may have influenced the prediction, such as changes in the weather pattern.

Mark Thomas Is Furious at the Incompetence of the Local