A visitor to Earth from another planet noticed that people started to buy lighter clothing such as t-shirts and sandals .A few weeks later, the temperature increaseD .The visitor concluded that the shopping caused the change of weather .This error is called
A)Reverse causation
B)Common cause
C)Sample selection bias
D)All of the above

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The visitor mistakenly assumed that the change in shopping behavior (buying lighter clothing) caused the change in weather (temperature increase), when in reality, both are likely caused by the approaching warmer season. This is a classic example of reverse causation, where the cause and effect are incorrectly assumed to be in the opposite direction.

A Visitor to Earth from Another Planet Noticed That People