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Which of the following fallacies is a result of defective induction?

AFallacy of Composition
BFalse Cause ✓ Correct
CBegging the Question
DIrrelevant Conclusion
Correct answer: (B) False Cause
Explanation

False cause is the fallacy that springs from defective induction.

It wrongly treats one event as the cause of another on weak evidence.

A mere sequence or correlation is mistaken for a genuine causal link.

Such reasoning generalises a causal law from insufficient inductive grounds.

This flaw in inductive inference is what marks the false cause fallacy.

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