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New page: ==Example== "The most common example of non sequitur is any attempt to infer causation from correlation alone. An argument of causality--that is, that X caused Y--is always subject to wea...
==Example==
"The most common example of non sequitur is any attempt to infer causation from correlation alone. An argument of causality--that is, that X caused Y--is always subject to weakening if one can show that:
# Y could have occurred with or without X.
# Another event, Z, actually caused Y.
# Y caused X rather than X causing Y. "
I'm sorry but this makes absolutely no sense whatsoever.
An argument which is a non-sequitur might proceed:
# Y occurred, closely followed by X.
# We conclude that Y caused X (or even X caused Y)
# (In fact another event, Z, actually caused both Y and X, but is not explored.)
--[[User:AvengingAngel|AvengingAngel]] 15:43, 15 May 2007 (EDT)
"The most common example of non sequitur is any attempt to infer causation from correlation alone. An argument of causality--that is, that X caused Y--is always subject to weakening if one can show that:
# Y could have occurred with or without X.
# Another event, Z, actually caused Y.
# Y caused X rather than X causing Y. "
I'm sorry but this makes absolutely no sense whatsoever.
An argument which is a non-sequitur might proceed:
# Y occurred, closely followed by X.
# We conclude that Y caused X (or even X caused Y)
# (In fact another event, Z, actually caused both Y and X, but is not explored.)
--[[User:AvengingAngel|AvengingAngel]] 15:43, 15 May 2007 (EDT)