T2
2. Direct Causal Relationship
A test question may give you four statements and ask you which one shows a "direct causal connection." Example 10, here, is one such question.
I have not yet found any internet lessons which explain what you need to know to answer a question like this. Until I find something, let explain using Example 10:
The example provides four statements about why John decided to go to Chicago. You are asked which statement shows a "direct causal connection." Look at the three incorrect statements to see why none of them is a "direct causal relationship":
So none of these statements shows a direct causal relationship, because none of them explain why he decided to go. Each statement shows something that helped him go. If these things hadn't happened, he might not have gone. But none of them explain why decided to go to Chicago.
Statement B does show a direct causal relationship. It shows why he went to Chicago, and why he went there and nowhere else. That is the correct answer.
I have not yet found any internet lessons which explain what you need to know to answer a question like this. Until I find something, let explain using Example 10:
The example provides four statements about why John decided to go to Chicago. You are asked which statement shows a "direct causal connection." Look at the three incorrect statements to see why none of them is a "direct causal relationship":
- A. Did he visit Chicago because his car was runnning well? If his car had not been running well, he might not have gone. But this doesn't explain why he used his car to go to Chicago, or why he went to Chicago rather than somewhere else.
- C. Did he visit Chicago because he received a tax refund? If he hadn't received the tax refund, he might not have gone. But this doesn't explain why he used the money to go to Chicago, or why he went to Chicago rather than somewhere else.
- D. Did he go to Chicago because he likes baseball? If he didn't like baseball, he might not have gone to see a game in Chicago. But this doesn't explain why he went to see baseball in Chicago rather than somewhere else.
So none of these statements shows a direct causal relationship, because none of them explain why he decided to go. Each statement shows something that helped him go. If these things hadn't happened, he might not have gone. But none of them explain why decided to go to Chicago.
Statement B does show a direct causal relationship. It shows why he went to Chicago, and why he went there and nowhere else. That is the correct answer.
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