Correlation vs Causation

Assuming the simplest explanation is true (is the only cause) without considering all the possibilities Also: Correlation vs. causation

• Ad Hominem/Poisoning the well

• Hasty Generalization

• Oversimplification

• Begging the Question

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.8.1

It is a kind of logical fallacy when the author concludes that since actions 1 and 2 occurred one after the other, then action 2 must be the effect of action 1.

• ad hominem

• slippery slope

• correlation vs causation

• wishful thinking

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.8.1

The defendant pushed the man. The man fell backward onto a glass table. The table broke and a large shard of glass pierced the man's throat and he bled to death. The relationship between the defendant and the man's death is ?

• causation

• correlation

• both causation and correlation

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CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

"On days when I drink coffee, I feel more productive." This is an example of

• causation

• correlation

• causation and correlation

If a person plays a lot in a casino, and as a consequence loses all his/her money. Is the relationship between the woman and the loss of her money an example of causation or correlation?

• causation

• correlation

• both causation and correlation

More firefighter showed up as the fire got bigger.

• causation

• correlation

• causation and correlation

The boy missed the bus because he overslept.

• Causation (Cause and Effect)

• Correlation

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CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.L.8.6

The man got a ticket from the officer since he was speeding.

• Causation (Cause and Effect)

• Correlation

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CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

The girl didn’t do her homework, therefore she had to miss recess.

• Causation (Cause and Effect)

• Correlation

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CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

After the electricity went out, the food in the refrigerator spoiled.

• Causation (Cause and Effect)

• Correlation