Part 3 · Weighing the Evidence
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A study finds that people who carry matchboxes get more lung cancer. Do matches cause cancer? Of course not. Smokers carry matches, and smoking causes lung cancer. Smoking is the confounder. It's linked to both the "exposure" (matches) and the disease. Many real‑world health headlines are just matchbox stories.
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