But first, I'll ask you.
What's wrong with this picture?
Maybe you just feel bad for the crying baby (appeal to emotion)...
But there are some major problems with this argument. (It's guilty of at least a few of the flaws in this list.)
Take a few minutes....
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Did you try to figure it out?
Ok.
I'll trust that you did.
Now, let's break it down, evidence-conclusion style:
Evidence is the correlation (in yellow):
"Kids of teen moms are twice as likely not to graduate than kids whose moms were over age 22."
Conclusion is the text at the top-right:
"I'm twice as likely not to graduate high school because you had me as a teen."
(Note the "because" in the conclusion, which suggests a causal relationship between these two characteristics, even though the evidence is only a correlation.)
What possibilities - what potential alternate causes or explanations - is the subway ad failing to consider as explanations for that relationship?
In other words, what might be some other reasons why there's a correlation between being the child of a teen mom and being less likely to graduate high school?
(If you have trouble thinking of any, then you should consider joining my LSAT courses, where I walk you through TONS of examples in order to show you how to do this ---- quickly.)
Reach out with your ideas. I'll share a few in my next article, and my own thoughts on it.
Until next time....
Steve - Subway Ad Destroyer
P.S. The best responses get a free prize :)
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