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How might one gather a representative sample of illicit drug use or private sexual conduct? How might doing so be different from gathering data about bird behavior or human residential patterns? Explain

1. Explain how each of these arguments is an example of the neglected common cause or cum hoc fallacy: a. Since we instituted this policy prohibiting drug X, drug X use in our nation has dropped 20% per year. This shows that the policy is effective. b. Every time it storms, the barometer drops. Storms […]