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Is there covariance of cause and effect?

Search the internet to find an example of an association claim (it shouldn’t be *too* difficult to find many!). First (A), summarize the claim (include a working hyperlink) and then (B) ‘interrogate’ that claim by asking and answering the questions presented in this module:

Is there covariance of cause and effect?
Is there temporal precedence?
Is there internal validity?
Finally (C), does the source of your claim suggest a causal connection? Why is this appropriate or inappropriate given your analysis? That is, what is required to make a causal inference? Discuss.