Question

This concept is represented by a set of structural equations developed by Halpern and Pearl. Houdini observing a coin flip is used to demonstrate the impossibility of one form of this concept in Max Black’s“bilking argument.” The example of a sergeant shouting is used to demonstrate how “trumping” can lead to a“redundant” form of this concept by David Lewis, who proposed analyzing this concept in terms of (*) counterfactuals. David Hume asserted (10[1])we (-5[1])understand this (-5[1])relation merely through “constant conjunction.” (10[1])Aristotle’s (10[2])Metaphysics proposed (10[2])the formal, final, material, (10[2])and (10[1])efficient types (10[2])of this relation. For (10[1])10 (-5[1])points, Hume (10[1])used striking billiard balls to analyze what relation (10[1])that (10[2])can lead (10[1])to (10[1])an effect, not to be confused with (10[1])correlation? ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: causation [accept word forms such as causality or cause and effect; accept backwards causation or retrocausality or word forms]
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Summary

2024 Booster Shot (Columbia)02/23/2024Y6100%0%33%105.17
2024 Booster Shot (Waterloo)02/23/2024Y4100%0%0%83.75
2024 Booster Shot (Vanderbilt)03/02/2024Y4100%0%0%98.50
2024 Booster Shot (Great Lakes)03/09/2024Y6100%0%17%91.00
2024 Booster Shot (WUSTL)03/09/2024Y3100%0%0%103.00

Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Jonathan ShaufNorth CarolinaStanford7110
Moses KitakuleColumbia BRutgers72-5
Neal JoshiWUSTLPenn State A74-5
Cole FranklinToronto Tony Jingyu Chen eats quizbowlWaterloo Cali7910
Franklin WuToronto PilkToronto cDNA8010
Sky LiToronto Penguin World WarWaterloo Bust8010
Conor ThompsonIowa StateOhio8210
Kevin ZhengMichigan BMichigan A8210
Gavin MarkoffVanderbilt AGeorgia Tech B8610
Jack LewisMTSUVanderbilt B8610
Eshan PantNYU AGatherer8710
Elie AounCase WesternPenn State B8910
Fred GarveyTruman StateSquidward Community College8910
Matthew SiffYalePrinceton9310
Miles JaffeeLehigh AColumbia A94-5
Gareth ThorlaksonToronto SproutOttawa9610
Shourjo GanguliOhio StateIowa10410
Ophelia Cherry-PulayUSN AGeorgia Tech C10510
Logan MathisSIUEWUSTL J10510
Jack RadoColumbia ALehigh A10710
Lexi TermanRutgersColumbia B10810
Sophie LymanWUSTL AWUSTL C11510
Tianyu XuGeorgia Tech ABelmont11710
Jeff GuanNYU CLehigh B11810
Nat KuNYU BBard11810
Teigue KellyPenn State AWUSTL11810