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  2. Plot (narrative) - Wikipedia

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    Plot is the causeand‐effect sequence of main events in a story. [1] Story events are numbered chronologically while red plot events are a subset connected logically by "so". In a literary work, film, or other narrative, the plot is the sequence of events in which each event affects the next one through the principle of cause-and-effect ...

  3. Causal reasoning - Wikipedia

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    In common-effect relationships, several causes converge in one effect: Example of multiple causes with a single effect An increase in government spending is an example of one effect with several causes (reduced unemployment, decreased currency value, and increased deficit). In causal chains one cause triggers an effect, which triggers another ...

  4. Causality - Wikipedia

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    Causality is an influence by which one event, process, state, or object (a cause) contributes to the production of another event, process, state, or object (an effect) where the cause is at least partly responsible for the effect, and the effect is at least partly dependent on the cause. [1]

  5. The Mandela effect: 10 examples that explain what it is and ...

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    Here are some Mandela effect examples that have confused me over the years — and many others too. Grab your friends and see which false memories you may share. 1.

  6. Ishikawa diagram - Wikipedia

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    A problem is a situation that bears improvement; a symptom is the effect of a cause: a situation can be both a problem and a symptom. At a practical level, a cause is whatever is responsible for, or explains, an effect - a factor "whose presence makes a critical difference to the occurrence of an outcome". [8]

  7. Narrative - Wikipedia

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    It typically occurs through a process of cause and effect, in which characters' actions or other events produce reactions that allow the story to progress. Put another way, plot is structured through a series of scenes in which related events occur that lead to subsequent scenes.

  8. Five whys - Wikipedia

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    Five whys (or 5 whys) is an iterative interrogative technique used to explore the cause-and-effect relationships underlying a particular problem. [1] The primary goal of the technique is to determine the root cause of a defect or problem by repeating the question "why?" five times, each time directing the current "why" to the answer of the ...

  9. Causation (sociology) - Wikipedia

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    Causation refers to the existence of "cause and effect" relationships between multiple variables. [1] Causation presumes that variables, which act in a predictable manner, can produce change in related variables and that this relationship can be deduced through direct and repeated observation. [2]