medium · LSAT Logical Reasoning
Every year after the city holds its annual parade, the local economy experiences a surge. Therefore, the parade is the cause of the economic surge.
Which one of the following arguments is most similar in its flawed reasoning to the argument above?
- Warmer weather tends to coincide with higher ice cream sales. Thus, selling more ice cream will make the weather warmer.
- The rooster crows each morning just before sunrise. Therefore, the rooster's crowing makes the sun rise.
- Ever since the new accounting software went live, output has climbed ten percent. The software, then, is what lifted output.
- People who sleep eight hours a night tend to feel more energetic. So sleeping longer will leave you more energetic.
- The mayor opposes the parade, and the mayor has a record of poor judgment. So the economic surge cannot be due to the parade.
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