Causal Inductive Arguments

Question 1

Post Hoc Fallacy

Answer 1

Fallacy of concluding that A causes B simply because A came before B

Question 2

Fallacy of Objectionable Cause

Answer 2

Attempting to establish a causal claim based on limited evidence or plausibility, and in doing so fails to rule out other other possible causes

Question 3

Causal Slippery Slope

Answer 3

When one argues that if we allow A then B will naturally happen, and if B happens then C will naturally happen, and so on and so on.

Question 4

Causal Inductive Argument

Answer 4

An inductive argument which involves reasoning that one thing is the cause of another thing