Soft-Sell+Science--Smoking*

Consider the following:
When confronted about her smoking habit, Lindsay claims that she doesn't believe that cigarettes cause lung cancer. To back up her claim, she points out that George Burns smoked plenty and never got sick from it, while her brother got lung cancer despite never having a cigarette in his life. If both of these are true, how could cigarettes cause lung cancer?

Answer the following questions:
What's wrong with Lindsay's reasoning? What is the difference between a risk factor and a cause?

Bonus
(10 Points) Pretend Lindsay is a close friend. Using textbook terms and Barrett's Laws, write an academic paragraphpointing out her error(s), and say how you might try to sway her opinion. Make sure to meet the basic requirements for an academic essay. Submit your paragraph in the discussion below.

=References:= For more about Health Habits in Early Adulthood see HGD Chapter 13 For more about Locus of Control see Gen Psych Chapter 11 For more about Cognitive Dissonance see Gen Psych Chapter 14 See also Barrett's Laws Start a discussion by clicking at the top of the page. Click on a subject below to see what people are saying and join a discussion. include component="comments" page="Soft-Sell Science--Smoking*" limit="10"