MARGARINE CAUSES DIVORCE! I knew it. Correlation ≠ causation. When we read these, they are hilarious, because *obviously* ski resorts are not conspiring to murder you with bedsheets. But correlations can lead otherwise intelligent, well-meaning people to believe (and promote) things that are unfounded. More insidiously, news outlets and gurus use this fallacy to capture your attention, your clicks, and sometimes your money.
Posted on: Fri, 10 Oct 2014 23:11:34 +0000
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