Question

Ever since Riley enrolled at UDM, over 200 students have come down with sleep apnea. Obviously, if we want to prevent the further spread of this malady, we must expel Riley immediately Missing the point False dichotomy Appeal to unqualified authority Appeal to ignorance Amphiboly Hasty generalization Begging the question Equivocation Appeal to force Slippery slope Appeal to pity Red herring Complex question Division Argument against the person False cause Accident Straw man Composition Appeal to the people

Answer 1

This argument commits the fallacy of false cause. It assumes the enrollment of a person as the reason for the spread of a disease, which is a highly improbable event.