It has been demonstrated the amount of time watching violent shows on TV is correlated with aggressiveness in children. However, we cannot say that watching violence on TV causes children to be aggressive because
A) we do not know if children watch violent TV shows because they are aggressive.
B) we do not know if violent TV shows causes children to act violent.
C) both variables may be related to another factor such as violent parents.
D) all of the above

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All of the given options are valid reasons why we cannot attribute causality between watching violence on TV and aggressiveness in children. It is possible that aggressive children are drawn to watching violent TV shows, that the shows themselves do not directly cause aggression but rather reinforce existing tendencies, or that other factors such as violent parenting are at play.

It Has Been Demonstrated the Amount of Time Watching Violent