What are examples of the following common logical fallacies in reasoning:
Post Hoc Fallacy
Appeal to Emotion
Guilty by Association
Division
Hasty Generalization
Slippery Slope
Ad Hominem
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Post Hoc Fallacy
Jon was at the Radio Shack seconds before the electricity went out. Jon must be the reason why we lost electricity.
Just because event A (Jon coming to the store) occurred right before event B (the electricity going out) does not mean that event A caused event B. More evidence is needed to implicate Jon....
Jon was at the Radio Shack seconds before the electricity went out. Jon must be the reason why we lost electricity.
Just because event A (Jon coming to the store) occurred right before event B (the electricity going out) does not mean that event A caused event B. More evidence is needed to implicate Jon....
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