Evaluate the Following Argument in Accordance with the Criteria Discussed

Essay

Evaluate the following argument in accordance with the criteria discussed in the text.
In an experiment, ten randomly selected women age 45-50 rated thirty randomly selected men of the same age as to attractiveness on a scale of 1
-5. The men were rated on the basis of identical frontal face photographs. Researchers then compared the annual income of the men with their ranks. It was found that the higher a man's annual income, the higher his average "handsomeness rating." Do good looks enhance income? Or does income enhance looks (e.g. through orthodonture, hair styling, etc.)? The researchers said they did not know. [This is a fictitious experiment.]