Soal SMA · Penerapan · Kesulitan 4/5
A researcher writes: 'The data suggest that students who read regularly perform better academically. Therefore, reading regularly causes better academic performance.' What is the main flaw in this reasoning?
- A.It assumes that correlation implies causation.
- B.It uses too small a sample size.
- C.It ignores the possibility that better academic performance causes reading regularly.
- D.It fails to define 'academically'.
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Jawaban: It assumes that correlation implies causation.
The argument mistakes correlation for causation; the data only show an association, not a causal link.
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