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Tag: general causal claims

Critical Thinking: General Causal Reasoning

IntroductionBeing able to separate correlation from causation is the cornerstone of good science.  Many errors in reasoning can be distilled to this mistake.  Let me preempt this section by saying that making this distinction is by no means a simple matter, and much ink has been spilled over the issue of whether it’s even possible […]

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