The Argument That Purchases of Minivans Cause Large Families Is

question 37

Multiple Choice

The argument that purchases of minivans cause large families is an example of

• A)omitted variables.
• B)normative statements.
• C)reverse causality.
• D)bias.

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Definitions:

Exchange Value

The value of a good or service determined by what it can be traded or exchanged for in the market, influenced by supply and demand dynamics.

Use Value

The practical utility or usefulness of a commodity or service to meet human needs.

Fetishism of Commodities

A concept in Marxist theory referring to the perception of the social relationships involved in production, not as relationships among people, but as economic relationships among the money and commodities exchanged in the market.

Capitalism

An economic system characterized by private or corporate ownership of capital goods, by investments determined by private decision, and by prices, production, and the distribution of goods that are determined mainly by competition in a free market.