🧠 GRE Exam Prep

An argument states: "All successful companies use agile methodologies. Therefore, adopting agile methodologies will guarantee our company's success." This statement most clearly exemplifies which logical fallacy?

A Ad Hominem
B Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc
C Hasty Generalization
D False Cause (Correlation does not imply causation)

✓ Correct Answer: Option D

The argument assumes that because successful companies use agile (correlation), agile *causes* success. This overlooks other factors and incorrectly infers causation from mere correlation, characteristic of the false cause fallacy.

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