The Freakonomics authors’ claim that legalized abortion caused crime rates to decline is __________
A) a specious correlation, lacking evidence to demonstrate causation
B) based on convincing sociological evidence
C) incorrect because the crime rate actually increased
D) correct, as shown by an increase in crime rates following more restrictive abortion laws
Answer: A
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