For some time, Australian educational policy was based on the research-based belief that teaching children to recognise whole words was the best way to teach reading skills. As it turns out, this was incorrect. The best way to teach reading skills is to teach analysis and recognition of sound-letter relationships. The mistake was a result of incorrect conclusions based on specific types of research. What error of critical thinking took place?
A)Ruling out rival hypotheses
B)Replicability
C)Occam's Razor
D)Correlation versus causation

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The error was assuming a causal relationship between whole word recognition and improved reading skills without considering that the correlation might not imply causation.

For Some Time, Australian Educational Policy Was Based on the Research-Based