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This week we’re exploring causation and correlation.
- Why is it a fallacy to confuse causation and correlation?
- Provide an example of a statement that confuses causation with correlation.
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It is a fallacy to confuse causation and correlation because correlation does not prove causation. Only cause and effect relationship can prove causation. But correlation is not a cause
This question is taken from Philosophy 341 – Critical Thinking » Spring 2022 » Discussion