Correlation vs Causation
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10th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
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
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.1
CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RL.9-10.1
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RI.8.8
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
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
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.1
CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RL.9-10.1
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RI.8.8
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
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
Tags
CCSS.RI.4.3
CCSS.RI.5.3
CCSS.RI.6.3
CCSS.RI.7.3
CCSS.RI.8.3
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
"On days when I drink coffee, I feel more productive." This is an example of
causation
correlation
causation and correlation
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
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
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
More firefighter showed up as the fire got bigger.
causation
correlation
causation and correlation
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The boy missed the bus because he overslept.
Causation (Cause and Effect)
Correlation
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.6
CCSS.L.9-10.6
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
CCSS.W.9-10.2D
CCSS.L.8.6
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