If B said “that is statistical dependence, not causation”, wouldn’t they be equally wrong in exactly the same way?
B would be wrong in the exact same way. So the true reason that B is wrong needs to apply in both cases. On the other hand, appealing to the correlation formula only defeats the correlation version of the argument.
B would be wrong in the exact same way. So the true reason that B is wrong needs to apply in both cases. On the other hand, appealing to the correlation formula only defeats the correlation version of the argument.
Ah, I see what you mean. You’re right.