"Correlation is not causation" is still a valid comment to make, the original article says that deeper questions need to be asked. However most of the time a n

"Correlation is not causation" is still a valid comment to make, the original article says that deeper questions need to be asked. However most of the time a news report just reports a single correlation. That's when those comments come out, its statistically insignificant to have one source/correlation and report it as news. Show me two correlations or more and I'll take more notice. For example: 1, Smoking causes cancer 2, Smokers have a higher rate of lung cancer 3, Heavy smokers are more likely to develop lung cancer sooner than casual smokers 4, Smokers that quit lower their chances of cancer As a set they make an valid argument, however individually they are weak.