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Post hoc fallacy as Micheal says. However, it could also be a true statement. I would have followed up with "how do you know it was the policy that caused the rate increase?" There could be a definitive reason or it could be just a poor assumption not founded on facts.
Interestingly, I don't cover this one specifically on this site. I need to add it. It is different from the questionable cause fallacy. See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pos. . . |
answered on Monday, Jul 15, 2019 07:01:52 AM by Bo Bennett, PhD |
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Maybe a short Slippery Slope Fallacy? |
answered on Tuesday, Mar 10, 2020 02:20:26 PM by Aryan | |
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