Question

A speakers at a convention argues that the city of detroit is suffering from massive population loss that many neighborhoods are now empty he explains it's no coincidence that mayor Rawson just happens to be in charge at the same time which type of fallacy describes the speakers statement A) begging the question B) straw man C) Ad hominem D) false causality

Answer 1

D. false casuality :) !

Answer 2

The type of fallacy that describes the speaker's statement is (D) false causality. False causality occurs when we assume that one action is the cause of another one. In this statement, the speakers assume that the reason why the city of Detroit is suffering from massive population loss is because mayor Rawson in in charge.