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An argument presents a study finding that students who ate breakfast regularly performed better on standardized tests, and concludes, 'Therefore, eating breakfast improves test scores.' This argument most likely commits which common logical fallacy?

A Ad populum (appeal to popularity).
B False analogy.
C Confusing correlation with causation.
D Appeal to unqualified authority.

✓ Correct Answer: Option C

The argument observes a relationship (correlation) but wrongly concludes that one factor directly causes the other, without considering other potential causes or confounding variables.

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