According to FBI Statistics, "9 Out of 10 Heroin Addicts

question 4

Multiple Choice

According to FBI statistics, "9 out of 10 heroin addicts began by first using marijuana." However, one could also argue that 9 out of 10 heroin addicts began with peanut butter. Nine out of 10 people who try marijuana do not go on to become heroin addicts. The most significant weakness with the FBI's argument is:

• A) Faulty analogy
• B) Faulty cause
• C) Faulty sign
• D) Spurious correlation

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Definitions:

Object Permanence

The understanding that objects continue to exist even when they cannot be observed or are out of sight, a concept important in cognitive development.

Conservation of Mass

A principle stating that mass is neither created nor destroyed in a closed system through physical and chemical changes.

Conservation of Volume

The understanding that the quantity of a substance remains the same despite changes in its shape or container.

Object Permanence

The understanding that objects continue to exist even when they cannot be seen, heard, or touched, typically developed during early infancy.