If you noticed that your grades started going up after you started a protein shake regimen,and you suggested to a friend that you think protein shakes have made you smarter,you might be committing a fallacy of _______.
A)hasty generalization
B)false cause
C)ad hominem argument
D)this is not a fallacy

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The fallacy committed is "false cause," also known as post hoc ergo propter hoc, which assumes that because one thing follows another, the first thing must have caused the second. In this case, assuming that protein shakes made you smarter because your grades improved after starting them is a false cause fallacy, as it incorrectly assumes a causal relationship without sufficient evidence.

If You Noticed That Your Grades Started Going Up After