Multiple Choice
Your friend Jacob notices that Canadian auto production and Canadian population growth have moved together over several decades.He reasons that one way to slow population growth is for the government to order the automakers to cut back on production.Which of the following would you point out to him regarding his reasoning?
A) It is correct only when the economy is in a recession.
B) He has mistakenly inferred causation from observed correlation.
C) He has ignored secondary effects.
D) He has committed the fallacy of composition.
Correct Answer:
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