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Although many political candidates object to being made the target of advertising designed to cast them in an adverse light, Conclusion such advertising actually benefits its targets because Support most elections have been won by candidates who were the targets of that kind of advertising.
Method of Reasoning
The argument concludes that one factor causes another (attack ads cause politicians to become elected), despite claims to the contrary. This is because of a correlation between the two factors.
Identify and Describe Flaw
This argument features bad causal reasoning, since a correlation cannot fully support a conclusion of causation. For instance, the ads could still have been harmful, but perhaps the candidates offset that harm through better campaigning, more money spent on advertising, etc. It’s like concluding that injuries help people play basketball, since most NBA players have been injured.
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