Multiple Choice
Someone notices that sunspot activity is high just prior to recessions and concludes that sunspots cause recessions. This person has
A) confused association and causation.
B) misunderstood the ceteris paribus assumption.
C) used normative economics to answer a positive question.
D) built an untestable model.
Correct Answer:
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