Which logical fallacy is used in the text?
Since Laura Ellis became vice president of the parent-teacher association, student performance has declined and teacher morale is down. We on the school board believe that Ellis bears sole responsibility for the downtrend.
A. red herring: the use of a completely unrelated topic or idea
B. false causation: the assumption that because two things happened together, one caused the other
Determine the correct option from the provided choices and reply with its corresponding letter.
Answer: B