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What is Cause and Effect!
Cause and effect is something we encounter everyday, but rarely think about in concrete terms...
In the most basic sense, cause and effect helps us explain 2 things...
WHAT happened (the effect) and WHY it happened (the cause)!
Example: Test Grades
WHAT EFFECT: Student fails a test.
WHY IT WAS CAUSED: Did not study enough, Did not study the right things, waited to long to begin studying, styed out too late the night before.
Example: Traffic Accidents
WHAT EFFECT:Number of accidents increases
WHY IT WAS CAUSED: Age limit for drivers lowered, Maximum age for drivers raised, amount of training required decreased, legal limit for DUI increased, speed limit increase, number of cars on road increased.
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