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 we understand this relation merely through “constant conjunction.” (10[1])Aristotle’s (10[2])Metaphysics proposed the formal, final, material, and efficient types of this relation. For 10 points, Hume (10[1])used striking billiard balls to analyze what relation that can lead to an effect, not to be confused with correlation? ■END■

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

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Cole FranklinToronto Tony Jingyu Chen eats quizbowlWaterloo Cali7910
Franklin WuToronto PilkToronto cDNA8010
Sky LiToronto Penguin World WarWaterloo Bust8010
Gareth ThorlaksonToronto SproutOttawa9610

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