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"Sales dropped after the new manager arrived. The new manager is responsible." What logical flaw is this?

A) Appeal to authority
B) Post hoc ergo propter hoc (correlation ≠ causation)
C) Ad hominem
D) False equivalence

Explanation

This is "post hoc" fallacy — assuming that because B followed A, A caused B. Other factors could explain the decline.

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