Which statement best describes faulty causation?

• A. Assigning the wrong cause to an event.
• B. An effect that clearly follows a cause.
• C. A chain reaction that is well-supported.
• D. A general rule derived from cases.

Answer: (A)

Faulty causation happens when we attribute a cause to an event without solid evidence or we pick the wrong factor to explain what happened. The statement that assigns the wrong cause to an event captures this idea perfectly, because it names a cause that doesn’t actually explain the outcome.

If an effect clearly follows a cause, that suggests a plausible causal link and is not by itself faulty; it just needs evidence to confirm. A well-supported chain reaction describes a connected sequence supported by facts, and deriving a general rule from cases is about broadening from examples, not about misattributing a specific cause.