Alfonso Has Noticed That Increases in Unemployment Insurance Claims Are

question 40

Multiple Choice

Alfonso has noticed that increases in unemployment insurance claims are associated with recessions,and therefore he advocates limits on unemployment insurance so as to prevent recessions.Mary has noticed that most drug addicts once attended schools,and therefore she advocates getting rid of schools so as to prevent drug addiction.

• A)The reasoning of both Alfonso and Mary suffers from the omitted variable problem.
• B)The reasoning of both Alfonso and Mary suffers from the reverse causality problem.
• C)Alfonso's reasoning suffers from the reverse causality problem,and Mary's reasoning suffers from the omitted variable problem.
• D)Mary's reasoning suffers from the reverse causality problem,and Alfonso's reasoning suffers from the omitted variable problem.

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Definitions:

Protons

Positively charged particles found within an atom's nucleus, determining the element's atomic number.

Element

A substance that cannot be changed to a simpler substance by a normal chemical reaction.

Neutrons

Subatomic particles without an electric charge, found in the nucleus of an atom, contributing to the atom's mass.

Electrons

subatomic particles with a negative charge, found in all atoms and acting as the primary carrier of electricity in solids.