Wrong DirectionThe relation between cause and effect is reversed.
Examples:
(i) Cancer causes smoking.
(ii) The increase in AIDS was caused by more sex education. (In fact, the increase in sex education was caused by the spread of AIDS.)
Proof:
Give a causal argument showing that the relation between cause and effect has been reversed.
References (Cedarblom and Paulsen: 238) downes@adminnet.assiniboinec.mb.ca 06 October 1995