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*** ex. "I washed the car, so it rained the next day."
*** ex. "I washed the car, so it rained the next day."
* superstitions are frequently derived from a confusion between correlation and causation
* superstitions are frequently derived from a confusion between correlation and causation
* rationalization is a form of misallocation of correlation for cause:
** ex., if a student gets a low grade:
*** "It's my teacher's fault" or
*** "Well, I didn't have time to study, anyway"
*** = placing blame on something that did not cause the outcome of the low grade


=== Types of causes ===
=== Types of causes ===