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Cause or coincidence

One thing coming after another, or two things happening together, doesn't show that one causes the other: it could be chance, or a third thing causing both.

Depth 1 · Foundation

You know that "after" and "together" don't prove a cause, can name coincidence and a common cause as other explanations, and can test by asking what happens without the first thing.

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  1. 1

    Foundation

    You know that "after" and "together" don't prove a cause, can name coincidence and a common cause as other explanations, and can test by asking what happens without the first thing.

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    Deduction and inductionFinding causes is learning from examples, so it builds on induction.

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What's still between you and Cause or coincidence, depth 1, in the order you can learn it.

  1. 1ClaimDepth 1 · Foundation · Logic
  2. 2ArgumentDepth 1 · Foundation · Logic
  3. 3ValidityDepth 1 · Foundation · Logic
  4. 4Deduction and inductionDepth 1 · Foundation · Logic
  5. 5Cause or coincidenceDepth 1 · Foundation · Logic

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