Question
The following is part of an essay that Philip wrote for his English class.
My classmates should use more common sense with everyday things. For example, a lot of the students in my class were
absent last week because they were sick with colds. I have noticed that many of the people in my class don't wash their hands
before they eat. At lunchtime and in between classes, they put food in their mouths with their germ-infested hands. Not washing
their hands before they eat makes my classmates catch colds.
Which logical fallacy is present in the sentence "Not washing their hands before they eat makes my classmates catch colds"?
© A. faulty cause and effect statement
о в.
circular reasoning
Oc.
ad hominem or personal attack
O D. red herring fallacy
Answer
A. faulty cause and effect statement