Discuss one (and only one) of the following statements in terms what you have learned about the criteria of causation and threats to the validity of causal inference. What cause-and-effect relationships are implied?
- Guns do not kill people; people kill people.
- Capital punishment prevents murder.
- Marijuana is a gateway drug that leads to the use of other drugs.
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