Causation: what is the difference between "lead to" and "is a result of"?
Compare two sentences:
1) Overcrowding in schools always leads to declines in reading skills.
2) Declines in reading skills are always a result of overcrowding in schools.
What do the sentences mean? what is the difference between these two?
Thank you!
2006-12-25 07:12:00 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
Be detailed please! Thanks!
2006-12-25 07:18:22 · update #1
In the first one, the overcrowding is a sufficient (but not necessarily only) cause for the decline. However, the second one says there is no other cause for the decline, which is probably not true, and certainly not indicated by the first sentence.
That is, the first one allows that there may be other causes as well, which the second does not.
2006-12-25 07:21:50 · answer #1 · answered by auntb93again 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
great question madhavi:) yOU know though these words sound synonimous but still there lies a "deep" difference !! Happiness can be found of things which may not even be beneficial to our spiritual or psychological aspect like we may go out & have our favourite dish & clothes etc., we would feel happy. But satisfaction comes from a kind of achievent, if we get good grades in studies we would get a positive feeling that says "hard word paid off" now thats more beneficial isn't it ;p[ Now peace.... I think it depends on what attitude we adopt towads the "activities" we do for "happiness" or either "satisfaction", peace actually exist in our self, it just has to be found by us. A person of ignorance might feel peace while a hard worker could be strresed. It can be even oposite to that . So peace needs to found by us.
2016-05-23 06:04:22 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lead to is causes of , result of is effects of in your examples you are saying the same thing because of your verbs. Take out the always though, because it invalidates your thesis.
2006-12-25 07:19:23 · answer #3 · answered by fancyname 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All "leads to" indicates is that B always follows A, but implies nothing of a definite causal link, whereas "a result of" implies a definite causal link.
2006-12-25 07:21:49 · answer #4 · answered by neil s 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
1) Cause
2) Effect
2006-12-25 07:14:33 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
One is the cause while other is the effect in nut sell.
2006-12-25 07:21:31 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'll get back to you when my aspirin kicks in.
2006-12-25 07:41:43 · answer #7 · answered by ••Mott•• 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋