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    Comment: Degrading causation  (O'Neill, et al., 2019). Experiment 2. Conjunctive Electricity, Number of Causes 3. Normal vs. Abnormal. We only picked out ones where we can binarize (>0.5). We modified the question from “To what extent did X cause Y" (“totally vs. “not at all") to “Did X cause Y" (“Yes" vs. “No"). Testing abnormal inflation.

    Jim, Carol, Bob, and Nancy are researchers in a remote area, and they have a limited supply of electricity. Because of their limited supply, the electricity only comes on in the evenings from 8-9 PM, and they have to restrict who can use power on certain days. If three people turn on their lamps at the same time, the breaker will fail. The breaker will not fail if fewer people turn on their lamps at the same time. Jim, Carol, Bob, and Nancy are all allowed to use their lamps on Thursdays. This Thursday Jim turns on his lamp at 8 PM. Just then, Carol turns on her lamp, and Bob also turns on his lamp. Since three people turned on their lamps at the same time, the circuit breaker failed. Did Jim turning on his lamp at 8 PM cause the circuit breaker to fail?

    Answer: No