Answer :
Final answer:
The statement is an example of a false cause fallacy, where the student erroneously attributes the power outages to being personally targeted rather than recognizing external factors or coincidence. The best possible option is option (a).
Explanation:
The statement "I swear the universe is against me; every time I sit down to work, the power goes out" is an example of a fallacy of weak induction, more specifically, a false cause fallacy. This fallacy occurs when a person erroneously believes that one event causes another simply because they occur sequentially.
In this case, the student mistakenly attributes the loss of power to a personal misfortune or a deliberate act against them, rather than recognizing it may be a coincidence or the result of external factors.
