medium · LSAT Logical Reasoning
Since the new law was passed, the economy has grown. Clearly, the law caused the economic growth.
Which one of the following arguments exhibits a pattern of flawed reasoning most similar to that in the argument above?
- I put on my lucky socks this morning and later won the lottery, so the socks caused my win.
- All people who eat vegetables are healthy, and Mark is healthy, so he must eat vegetables.
- Increased exercise usually leads to weight loss, and Jane lost weight, so she must have exercised.
- The house is cold because the heater is broken.
- 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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