False Cause (non causa pro causa) is the fallacy of false cause occurs whenever the link between premises and conclusion depends on some imagined causal connection that probably does not exist. Whenever an argument is suspected of committing the false cause fallacy, the reader or listener should be able to say that the conclusion depends on the supposition that X causes Y, whereas X probably does not cause Y at all.Group of answer choicesTrueFalseNext

Which statement is an example of false causality?A.Eliza Benedict wants to abolish the death penalty because she is just a bleeding-heart liberal.B.Trish Harris wants to shorten the school days but that's because she doesn't care about your child's education.C.Test scores have fallen since Caleb became class president; therefore, he has done a terrible job as president.D.Dan Richards is the best mayor Cooperville has ever had because he told me so himself.

Correlation studies are useful in that they show causation to help us better understand how two variables relate to one another. Group of answer choicesTrue False

If a significant correlation is found between two variables, X and Y, but it turns out X does not cause Y and Y does not cause X, a term for this correlation is:Group of answer choicesIllusoryUnfoundedTri-causalSpuriousInsignificant

• Causation vs. Causality: Clarify the difference with planning-related examples

Form of logical reasoning in which one uses examples to arrive at a general conclusion is ___________________. Causation Deduction Induction Parsimony