Grade 10 · Social studies
Evaluate competing explanations of historical change
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A historian checks similar towns with and without a new road to investigate other differences. What is being sought?
- correlation alone
- a counterexample to a universal claim
- additional comparative evidence
- a causal mechanism is described
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additional comparative evidence
The comparison can help evaluate alternatives, though it does not automatically settle causation.
A little hint: A causal explanation needs a mechanism linking a proposed cause to an outcome.
A causal explanation needs a mechanism linking a proposed cause to an outcome.
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