The media and politician with an axe to grind, will conflate correlation and causation. I see this often because the correlation between heart disease and gum disease is being used to suggest that gum disease somehow causes heart disease. I even see this amongst proper academics. It is a highly misleading to say or suggest that gum disease causes heart disease. Check out the correlations on this web site: https://www.tylervigen.com/spurious-correlations . I especially like the 'Google searches for how to build a light saber correlates with pest controllers in Washington DC'.
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