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Correlation Treated as Causation
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LR.135 Correlation Treated as Causation
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Which answer most accurately identifies the flaw in the argument's reasoning?
A
It assumes without support that all members of a broad category are relevantly identical.
B
It equivocates between improving a measurement and improving the condition that the measurement is supposed to track.
C
It treats the association between local news use and voting as causal, without considering that civically engaged residents may both follow local news and vote.
D
It interprets a lack of complaints as conclusive proof that all affected people are satisfied.
E
It draws a conclusion about individual members of a group solely from information about the group's average.
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