ACT Reading Flashcards: Evaluating Arguments

Study Evaluating Arguments in ACT Reading with focused flashcards that help you recognize the idea, recall the key rule, and apply it in practice-style prompts.

QUESTION

What is the fallacy called when an author assumes one event caused another because it happened earlier?

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ANSWER

Post hoc (false cause). Confuses sequence with causation.

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This deck focuses on Evaluating Arguments, giving you a quick way to review the definitions, rules, and examples that matter most for ACT Reading.

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