The text argues that removing the school's vending machines helped increase the tenth grade boys' math scores. However, the fact that one event followed the other doesn't mean that there is necessarily a connection. For example, it may simply be a coincidence, or there may be a third factor that caused both events. This illustrates a type of logical fallacy known as false causation.
Which logical fallacy is used in the text?
In September, we removed the vending machines on our school's campus. By April, we saw an increase in the tenth grade boys' math scores on state tests. Clearly, there's a link.
A: bandwagon fallacy: the assumption that the popular choice is automatically correct
B: false causation: the assumption that because two things happened together, one caused the other
C: guilt by association: a negative association intended to discredit someone or something