Isabel noted that whenever she wore her green contact lenses, the Chicago White Sox would win that evening. Based on this observation, she developed the "green-eyes-for-White-Sox" theory of winning. It is most likely true that Isabel
A) showed good reasoning for the reason the White Sox would win.
B) committed the ceteris paribus error.
C) committed the fallacy of logic.
D) was confusing causality.

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Isabel is confusing causality with correlation. Just because the White Sox win on the days she wears green contact lenses does not mean her wearing them causes the team to win. This is a common logical fallacy where two events occurring together are mistakenly believed to have a cause-and-effect relationship.

Isabel Noted That Whenever She Wore Her Green Contact Lenses