Which of the following statements is an example of the false-cause fallacy?
A. You should buy these running shoes because all the popular kids at school wear them.
B. You cannot believe my opponent's argument because he was convicted of drunk driving.
C. Finding a penny on the sidewalk must have been good luck because I got a new job an hour later.
D. If we allow the government to regulate assault weapons, soon it will seize everyone's handguns.
Answer: C
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