Which causal argument is stronger?
a. There’s at least one good thing coming from widespread unemployment. More
people are taking college courses. A study of college attendance in twelve counties
with the lowest employment numbers showed that each had large enrollment
numbers for the last two semesters. This is the only possible cause common to all
twelve counties, since they had different income levels, different percentages of
high school graduates, and different rates of previous college attendance.
b. There’s at least one good thing coming from widespread unemployment. More
people are taking college courses. A study of college attendance in twelve counties
with the lowest employment numbers showed that each had large enrollment
numbers for the last two semesters. This is the only possible cause common to all
twelve counties.
A
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