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What does it mean for x to cause y? Did World War I begin because a man with a funny mustache was shot or because of perceived first strike advantages?
Broadly, there are two types of explanations: proximate and underlying causes. We value underlying causes much more than proximate causes because underlying causes give us useful policy recommendations.
However, finding underlying causes is a difficult process. The next video will develop a game plan.
Minor correction: World War I started a month after Franz Ferdinand was shot, not a couple of weeks.
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