causal
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That is a causal fallacy dressed up as moral clarity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
Monitoring like FoodNet had previously been doing, is helpful, but it’s difficult to make direct causal connections based on what-ifs, no matter how likely.
From Slate ● Jul. 22, 2026
In short, this relationship reflected something real and causal, not just that badly governed firms were more likely to tolerate such connections in the first place.
From Salon ● Jun. 20, 2026
However, a written judgement approved by Employment Judge Dawn Shotter concluded "there was no causal connection between his disability and the gross misconduct Mr McGinty was accused of".
From BBC ● Jun. 2, 2026
She can state the cause first or the effect first, and the causal force can either make something happen or prevent it from happening.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
Vocabulary lists containing causal
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I've Been to the Mountaintop" (1968)
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