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*** "Well, I didn't have time to study, anyway" | *** "Well, I didn't have time to study, anyway" | ||
*** = placing blame on something that did not cause the outcome of the low grade | *** = placing blame on something that did not cause the outcome of the low grade | ||
* example: | |||
** in the woods, Puck, a dog, ate a bull frog whole | |||
** he seemed fine, so the owner put him in his cage in the cabin for the night | |||
** in the middle of the night, he started foaming at the mouth, until eventually throwing up the half-digested frog | |||
** from then on, Puck refused to sleep in the cage -- and never stopped chasing and trying to eat bull frogs | |||
=== Types of causes === | === Types of causes === |