In which of the following examples is the cause and the effect hard to untangle?
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Question
In which of the following examples is the cause and the effect hard to untangle? A. The relation between smoke and fire B. C. O D. Which of the following statements is not a correct explanation of empiricism? (Check all that apply.) The relation between smoking cigarettes and lung cancer. The relation between dense forests and heavy rains. The relation between marine pollution and coral reef death. A. B. C. D. It involves data analysis and drawing inferences. It cannot be monitored. It has nothing to do with optimization and equilibrium. It tests whether theories are applicable to real life situations.Explanation / Answer
C. Relationship between dense forest and heavy rains.
Dense forests lead to heavy rains and deforestation leads to less precipitation.
This is a little bit hard to untangle than the other options given in the question because in the other options given above, the cause and the effect are directly related and generally known to people.