Ten-year-old Josh observes that people who play football are larger than normal and tells his mom that he's going to play football because it will make him big and strong.Josh is:

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Josh is assuming that playing football causes people to become larger and stronger, when in reality it may just be that larger and stronger people are more likely to play football. This is an example of mistaking correlation for causation.

Ten-Year-Old Josh Observes That People Who Play Football Are Larger