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An argument states: 'Every professional athlete follows a strict diet. Jordan follows a strict diet. Therefore, Jordan is a professional athlete.'
Which logical flaw best describes this reasoning?
- Drawing a sweeping universal claim from a single case
- Affirming the consequent
- Attacking the person rather than the argument
- Treating a correlation as proof of causation
- Assuming the conclusion within the premises
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