The Living World 6th Edition by George Johnson, Jonathan Losos,William Ober,Claire Garrison

Exercise 16

Figure 1.5 You notice that on cloudy days people often carry umbrellas, folded or in a case. You also note that when umbrellas are open there are many car accidents. You conclude that open umbrellas cause car accidents. Referring back to figure 1.5, explain the type of reasoning used to reach this conclusion, and why it can sometimes be a problem.