Statistician: Changes in the Sun's luminosity correlate exceedingly well with average land temperatures on Earth. ...

liwenong28 on December 11, 2020

Why not C?

I get why the correct answer is correct however I would like to know why C is wrong. Thanks!

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shunhe on January 6, 2021

Hi @liwenong28,

Thanks for the question! So we’re being asked here for a flaw in the meteorologist’s counterargument. The issue with (C) is that in the first place, it’s not calling into question the existence of a correlation. It’d be calling into question the existence of a causation. Remember, correlation and causation aren’t the same. The existence of the correlation itself isn’t be called into question.

Hope this helps! Feel free to ask any other questions that you might have.

Remi on March 23, 2021

im not sure why the answer is correct, could you explain? thank you!

Emil-Kunkin on October 5 at 03:45PM

D is correct because the meteorologist is relying on only expert opinion. They dismiss the claim because according to them every meteorologist would disagree, but they dont actually engage with the merits of the claim.