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Common Flaws in GMAT Logic, Sponsored by Manhattan GMAT

Two problems generally crop up when the GMAT tests the concept of causation.  The first is a false assumption that the causal connection is possible in one direction only.  This is basically the confusion of causation with correlation.  What does that mean?  Causation is, as the term implies, a direct causal link: x causes y.  Correlation, however, is essentially coincidence: x and y occur simultaneously so often that a causal relationship is assumed.  The problem with this confusion is that with correlation, it is difficult to know whether x causes y or y causes x.  It may be that neither causes the other and they are truly coincidental.

Two problems generally crop up when the GMAT tests the concept of causation. The first is a false assumption that the causal connection is possible in one direction only. This is basically the confusion of causation with correlation. What does that mean? Causation is, as the term implies, a direct causal link: x causes y. Correlation, however, is essentially coincidence: x and y occur simultaneously so often that a causal relationship is assumed. The problem with this confusion is that with correlation, it is difficult to know whether x causes y or y causes x. It may be that neither causes the other and they are truly coincidental.

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