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==== Proximate cause ====
==== Proximate cause ====
* similar to short or near term cause but
* same as "sufficient" cause
** generally indicates a more direct or "sufficient cause"
** especially in a legal context, identical to "sufficient cause"  
* in the Social Studies, proximate causes are often confused with "short term" cause


==== Short or near term cause ====
==== Short or near term cause ====
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==== Ultimate cause ====
==== Ultimate cause ====
* similar to long term cause, but indicates a "necessary cause"
* similar to long term cause, but indicates a "necessary cause"  
** i.e., it is necessary that this cause exists, but it is not "sufficient" to trigger the outcome


=== Causality chain ===
=== Causality chain ===