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Read the argument: Every student on the debate team passed the history exam. Therefore, joining the debate team causes students to pass history. What is the most significant flaw in this reasoning?

It relies on a definition of history that is too broad. It ignores the possibility that the history exam was graded incorrectly. It assumes that because two things occur together, one must cause the other. It contradicts evidence that debate skills are unrelated to school performance.

Correct Answer:

It assumes that because two things occur together, one must cause the other.

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