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That reasoning sounds like a logical fallacy: 1. Personality traits are inherited 2. Personality traits influence political views 3. Looks are inherited -> The
by tcmb 6y ago
That reasoning sounds like a logical fallacy:
1. Personality traits are inherited
2. Personality traits influence political views
3. Looks are inherited
-> Therefore, looks influence political views (?)
"A is X and does Y"
"B is also X, so B does Y as well."
- weberer 6y agoI think the statement is that looks and political views are both observable variables that are dependent the same latent variable (genetics). And that through this link, you may be able to (at least partially) infer one observable variable when given the other.