@Sunnieqw22 The words themselves do not indicate causality. This doesn't mean that they indicate NO causality. It's just that you can't look at those words by themselves and automatically think there's a causal relationship.
so basically these phrases (since, tend to, and likely) do not indicate causality based on their presence alone, rather they MUST be paired with causal language that denotes cause and effect, correct?
@StanHolt This must be relatively new because I completed this module a while ago. Revisiting foundations modules helps in more ways than one. In this case, new content.
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so would "tends to" and "likely" be considered correlational claims then?
"Tends to" is very confusing to me. But I will save this lesson for the future and hopefully after more practice I will get it.
ooooh this is super helpful
for "is a factor" is there an implied "in" to show causality?
i.e A "is a factor" [in] B
Adequate sleep is a factor in positive child development
Also would A is a factor [of] B, be the same as B causes A, and thus a weak hypothesis?
@Sunnieqw22 Yes, "is a factor" reads as causal to me.
since probably is synonymous with "tends to" and "likely" would that also be a case where there is no causal relationship?
@Sunnieqw22 The words themselves do not indicate causality. This doesn't mean that they indicate NO causality. It's just that you can't look at those words by themselves and automatically think there's a causal relationship.
so basically these phrases (since, tend to, and likely) do not indicate causality based on their presence alone, rather they MUST be paired with causal language that denotes cause and effect, correct?
Are the words "tend to" and "likely" correlation words? In other words, do they imply correlation rather than causation?
my brain keeps reading causal as "casual" lol
WARNING: Do not rely on this list to imply causal and non-causal relationships. You will be wrong as evidence in the next Skill builder.
@CMas Can you tell me which words here sometimes don't indicate causal relationships? Let me know and I might be able to clarify.
@Kevin_Lin Maybe they were thinking of the word "decreases" (verb vs adjective):
Causal: Jumping into freezing water decreases one’s ability to perform well on the LSAT.
Non-causal: Most people experience decreased mental functioning when they’re at a party.
wow this is tricky
So the examples mentioned about tendency/ likelihood could be understood as correlation if I am not mistaken?
@AnishPatel Yes, that's right.
Thank you for adding this!
@StanHolt This must be relatively new because I completed this module a while ago. Revisiting foundations modules helps in more ways than one. In this case, new content.
@Gregmjr Yes, it is new. Added within the last 7 days.