Question

Consider the following statement:"Statistics tell us that ice cream sales increase during the summer months. It is also the case that reported burglaries increase during the same period. We can conclude therefore, that increased ice cream sales cause an increase in burglaries."This conclusion of this statement:___________.

Answer 1

Answer:

Post hoc, ergo propter hoc.

Explanation:

The best statement which explains the above scenario is 'post hoc, ergo propter hoc'.  This statement is known as an informal fallacy, according to this statement because burglaries were followed by an increase in ice-cream sales then it means that an increase in ice-cream sales is the cause of burglaries. In other words, if 'y' is followed by 'x' then 'x' must have caused 'y'.