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A government passes a law increasing taxes on banks. Two days later, there

are several bank robberies. A politician who opposed the taxes claims that
the new law is causing bank robberies. Why is the politician's argument not
very convincing?
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A. It claims that the law has no good cause.
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B
. It fails to prove correlation.
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C. It confuses correlation with causation.
D. It establishes a historical narrative.

User Libec
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The answer is C) it confuses correlation with causation
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