Studietaak 7

Question 1

The mistake of reasoning from spatiotemporal succession to causation

Answer 1

The post hoc, ergo propter hoc fallacy

after this, therefore because of this

Question 2

Causes that occurred more closely in time and place to the event that was caused

Answer 2

Proximate causes

Question 3

Causes that occurred further back in time or place from their effects

Answer 3

Distal causes

Question 4

Where two types of events happen to be correlated but are not related in any interesting way, causally or otherwise

Answer 4

Spurious correlations

Question 5

The causal condition is enough to bring about the presumed effect, but that effect might sometimes occur because of some other cause

Answer 5

Sufficient cause

Question 6

The causal condition must be present for the effect to occur, but the cause might sometimes occur without bringing about the effect

Answer 6

Necessary cause

Question 7

A factor that increases the likelihood of an event occurring despite being neither necessary nor sufficient

Answer 7

Contributing cause