Suppose You Heard a Person Speaking About Two Graphs

question 39

Multiple Choice

Suppose you heard a person speaking about two graphs. You couldn't make out quite what they were saying but you saw that since 1920, the variable on the left graph showed a decreasing value and the variable on the right graph showed an increasing value. If they asserted that the left graph variable's decrease therefore caused the right variable's increase you would be

• A)convinced of the soundness of their argument.
• B)not yet convinced because you understand that causation and correlation are not the same.
• C)not yet convinced because you understand the fallacy of composition.
• D)correctly convinced that they were wrong.

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