Historian: Every civilization that expanded its territory rapidly eventually collapsed. The Roman Empire expanded rapidly. Therefore, the Roman Empire collapsed because it expanded rapidly. What is the flaw?
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A
It treats a correlating feature of collapsed civilizations as the definitive cause of collapse
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B
It draws a hasty generalization from too few historical examples
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C
It commits a false analogy between Rome and modern states
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D
It confuses a necessary condition with a sufficient condition for collapse