In the past, when there was no highway speed limit, the highway accident rate increased yearly, peaking a decade ago. ββ ββββ βββββ βββ βββββ βββββ ββ ββββββββ βββ βββ ββ ββ ββββββββββ βββ ββββ βββββ βββ βββββ βββ ββββββ βββββ ββββ βββββ βββ ββββββββββββ ββ βββ βββββββ βββββ ββββββ βββ βββββββ ββββββββ ββββ βββ ββββ ββ βββββ ββ βββββββ βββββ ββββ ββββ ββ βββ ββββ βββββ βββββ βββββββ βββ βββββββ βββββ βββββ ββ ββ βββ βββ ββββ βββ βββββββ βββ βββββββ ββββββββ ββββ ββ ββ βββββ ββ ββββββββ
The author concludes that the highway speed limit has decreased the highway accident rate by at least 15 percent. This is because the highway accident rate has been at least 15 percent lower each year than it was at its peak, which came just before the highway speed limit was introduced.
By concluding that the highway speed limit caused the reduction in accidents, the author is assuming causation from correlation. This means the author assumes there wasn't some other relevant change, like road repairs or adding new highway lanes, that happened at the same time as the speed limit was set and caused the reduced accident rate instead.
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Which one of the following, ββ βββββ ββββ βββββββββ βββββββ βββ βββββββββ
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Ten years ago, ββ βββββ ββ βββββββ ββ βββ ββββββββββ βββββββββ ββ βββ ββββ ββββββββ ββ βββββ ββββ β βββββ βββββ ββ βββββ ββ βββ βββ βββββ
Although the speed βββββ ββ ββββ ββββββββ ββ ββββββββββ βββ ββ ββ βββ βββ βββββ ββββ ββββββ βββββββββ βββββ ββββββ ββββ βββ βββββ ββββββ
Thanks to changes ββ ββββββββββ ββββββ ββ βββ ββββ βββ ββββββ βββββββ βββ ββββββ ββββ ββ ββββββββ βββββββ ββ βββββ ββββ ββ βββββββββ βββββββββββ
It was not βββββ βββββββ βββββ βββ ββββββββββββ ββ βββ βββββββ βββββ βββββ ββββ ββββ ββββ ββββ ββββββββ ββββ ββββββββ ββββ ββ ββββ βββββ βββ βββββββ ββββββββ ββ βββββββ ββββ ββ βββββββββββ