Candidates for public office make causal claims all the time. For two of the snippets on Workbook pages 23-24 from a key speech made by a candidate, identify the key causal claim made in the speech, and whether, based on the information given, you are convinced that all four causal hurdles are crossed. (But remember that candidates for office are not scientists responsible for testing causal claims; they are trying to persuade voters to support them over their opponent.)

For one of the articles listed on pages 24-25 of the workbook, identify the key causal claim made in the article. Then produce a causal hurdles scorecard and decide to what degree you are convinced all four causal hurdles have been crossed. Do your best with the statistical materials presented, some will be too advanced for you at this point in the semester.