medium · LSAT Logical Reasoning

Which one of the following arguments exhibits a pattern of flawed reasoning most similar to that in the argument above?

1. I put on my lucky socks this morning and later won the lottery, so the socks caused my win.
2. All people who eat vegetables are healthy, and Mark is healthy, so he must eat vegetables.
3. Increased exercise usually leads to weight loss, and Jane lost weight, so she must have exercised.
4. The house is cold because the heater is broken.
5. Every economic downturn in history was preceded by a new law, so laws are the sole cause of every recession ever recorded.

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