A mother notices that all of her young children have come back from the park
soaking wet. She looks outside and notices that it is raining lightly. She
concludes that her children must have gotten wet
because of the rain. Which
of the following, if true, would suggest that the rain and her children's wet
clothes are causally related rather than simply correlated?
• A. The children had been spraying one another with a hose before
the rain started.
•
B. The children often have water balloon fights with friends at the
park.
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C. The children were playing at a park with a public pool they enjoy
swimming in.
4hy
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D. The children continued playing at the park for hours after the rain
started.