How is it that cigarette manufacturers can claim that there is no proof that cigarettes cause lung cancer?
What will be an ideal response?
A causal argument requires that effects produced are directly and unequivocably produced by the cause. Since not everyone who smokes gets lung cancer and people who do not smoke can get lung cancer, the manufacturers can argue that other factors are involved in the development of lung cancer. They are also applying an extremely high standard of causation, higher than most people would apply.
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