Identify and explain any fallacies of defective induction


Identify and explain any fallacies of defective induction or of presumption in the following passage:

Former Senator Robert Packwood of Oregon became so angry At the state's leading newspaper, the Portland Oregonian, that in response to a request form that paper for a quote,He offered this: "Since I quit talking to the Oregonian, my business has prospered beyond all measure. I assume that my business has prospered because I don't talk to the Oregonian. Therefore I will get to you that policy. Thanks."

-The New York Times, 7 February 1999

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