Reaching the incorrect conclusion that one event causes another because the events tend to occur together is called: select one: a. the scientific method. b. the economic way of thinking. c. making choices at the margin. d. the fallacy of false cause.

The answer is D. The fallacy of false cause

Bob: coke is baby pandas.jim: what? how do you figure that coke is baby pandas? bob: because this book says so.jim: how do we know the book is correct? bob: because it says that coke is baby pandas.jim: how does that prove the book's accuracy? bob: because it's statement involving coke and baby pandas is correct, therefore it is accurate.jim: how do we know that it's correct? bob: because we have concluded that the book is accurate, and therefore the statement is correct.therefore, coke is baby pandas.