Abdul Is Listening to a Radio Talk Show and Hears

Abdul is listening to a radio talk show and hears the announcer talk about "a high correlation between crime and poverty." The announcer concludes that because there is a high correlation, poverty must cause crime. Why is Abdul, a psychology student, skeptical of what he just heard?

A) because correlation does not indicate causation
B) because in order to properly evaluate the statement he needs to know the magnitude of the correlation
C) because poverty is difficult to measure
D) because the research indicates that crime causes poverty and not vice versa