Chapter 4 – Essay 2

Discuss one of the following statements regarding what you have learned about the criteria of causation and threats to causal inference validity. What cause-and-effect relationships implied? What are some alternative explanations?
a. Guns don’t kill people; people kill people.
b. Capital punishment prevents murder.
c. Marijuana is a gateway drug that leads to the use of other drugs.

Formatting: Two pages; You must cite the textbook, and provide information about the assignment from it.