Posted on 07/07/2008 10:08:20 PM PDT by Oyarsa
I often see mistakes in causality in studies and conclusions. For example, I heard some nitwit on the radio saying that college grads have lower divorce rates, longer lifespans, etc. than non-grads. He concluded that we would get the same effects if we could just get more people into college. How about concluding that low IQs, sloth, sloppy parenting, and personality disorders correlate with every type of bad outcome?
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