To which category of fallacious reasoning does the following claim belong? 'Mr. Yamamoto smoked two packs of cigarettes a day, and he lived to be 85. Therefore, smoking cigarettes cannot be bad for your health.'

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To which category of fallacious reasoning does the following claim belong? 'Mr. Yamamoto smoked two packs of cigarettes a day, and he lived to be 85. Therefore, smoking cigarettes cannot be bad for your health.'