Nita, when speaking to persuade the class that prayer in schools should be restored, argues, "The reason that there is so much crime nowadays is that we no longer have prayer in schools," you recognize thisfallacy as
A) eitheror.
B) an ad hominem.
C) a red herring.
D) a causal fallacy.

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Nita is making a causal fallacy by assuming that the removal of prayer from schools is directly causing the increase in crime. The two may be correlated, but there is no clear evidence of causation.

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