臺灣籍旅美老師今天交給我們的句子是:
Just because there is a correlation between too variables doesn't mean that one causes the other. This assumption is a logical fallacy and yet we are drawn to headlines like "People who have more sex make the most money." Unfortunately "this" does not always equal "that".
不能單憑兩個變量間互有關聯性,就斷定兩者間存在著因果關系。這種假設是個邏輯上的謬誤,但我們卻會被像是“性生活較頻繁的人最會賺錢”這類的頭條所吸引。不幸的是:“這個”未必就等于“那個”。
學習重點:
1.correlation 相互關系
correlation (n.) 相互關系
corelate (v.) 使相互關聯
related (adj.) 有關的
2.variable 變數
variable (n.) 變數
vary (v.) 使不同
3.assumption 假定、設想
assumption (n.) 假定、設想
assume (v.) 以為
4.logical 有邏輯的
logical (adj.) 有邏輯的
logic (n.) 邏輯
5.fallacy 謬誤
fallacy (n.) 謬誤
fallacious (adj.) 謬誤的