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Read these sentences:

"Every day when I sit down to eat my breakfast, the telephone rings. Sitting down to eat causes the telephone to ring."

Which logical fallacy do these sentences demonstrate?

A. Genetic fallacy
B. Correlation proves causation
C. Fallacy of the single cause
D. Reversing causal direction

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Final answer:

The sentences demonstrate the 'correlation proves causation' logical fallacy.


Explanation:

The logical fallacy demonstrated in the given sentences is 'correlation proves causation.' This fallacy wrongly assumes that because two events occur together, one must be the cause of the other. In this case, sitting down to eat breakfast and the telephone ringing are correlated in time, but one does not cause the other.


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