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"Every time I wash my car, it rains the next day. Therefore, washing my car causes rain." This best illustrates:

A Post hoc ergo propter hoc
B Appeal to authority
C Straw man
D Red herring

✓ Correct Answer: Option A

Post hoc ergo propter hoc (after this, therefore because of this) is the fallacy of assuming that because B followed A, A caused B.

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