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I should be hired for this position because I'm the best person for the job." Which logical fallacy should you guard against here? A.) Attacking the person instead of the argument (ad hominem) B.) Confusing a correlation for a cause-and-effect relationship (post hoc ergo propter hoc) C.) Getting distracted by an irrelevant topic (red herring) D.) Accepting an argument that is circular in nature (circular argument)

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          I should be hired for this position because I'm the best person for the job."
Which logical fallacy should you guard against here?
A.)
Attacking the person instead of the argument (ad hominem)
B.)
Confusing a correlation for a cause-and-effect relationship (post hoc ergo propter hoc)
C.)
Getting distracted by an irrelevant topic (red herring)
D.)
Accepting an argument that is circular in nature (circular argument)

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Psychology Openstax

Rosie M. Spielman 1st Edition

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I should be hired for this position because I'm the best person for the job." Which logical fallacy should you guard against here? A.) Attacking the person instead of the argument (ad hominem) B.) Confusing a correlation for a cause-and-effect relationship (post hoc ergo propter hoc) C.) Getting distracted by an irrelevant topic (red herring) D.) Accepting an argument that is circular in nature (circular argument)