Ceteris paribus when graphing a relationship refers to
A) changing the origin of the graph.
B) rescaling the coordinates.
C) holding constant all but two variables.
D) letting all the variables change at once.

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"Ceteris paribus" literally means "all other things being equal" in Latin. Therefore, when graphing a relationship while holding all but two variables constant, we can analyze the direct relationship between those specific variables without any interference from other variables. This is necessary to ensure that any changes in the relationship are solely due to the variations of those two variables being analyzed.

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