(51) The arguer attempts to extract a general principle from a specific case.
(52) The argument assumes a causal relationship where only a correlation has been indicated.
(53) The arguer’s reasoning linking A with B seems reasonable on the surface, but …
(54) There is no information available to justify any causal relationship between A and B.
(55) We do not have any evidence suggesting that A will cause B.
(56) Contingencies such as … can all lead to …
(57) Ant further linkage of these two phenomena requires more evidence and is not justified by the data so far available.
(58) To find the exact cause of … examination should be applied to all the factoes that have significant impact on …
(59) It does not naturally warrant the conclusion that A has significantly contributed, and thus is causal to B.
(60) This observed phenomenon, actually, says little more than that these two events are synchronic to each other and that is all.
(61) The evidence it cites is consistent with the alternative hypothesis that …
(62) The argument ignores factors such as … that may be more important than A in determining B.
(63) The fact that … accomplishes nothing toward bolstering the recommendation that …
(64) The article fails to account fore the alternative explanation for …, thus the article’s author cannot make any sound recommendations to …
(65) Since the applicant has not adequately responded to this concern, his claim that ... is untenable.
(66) Nor does the mere fact that … lend significant support to …
(67) Since the editorial fails to rule out these and other possible explanations for …, I cannot accept any conclusions about …
(68) But, since the editorial provides no evidence to substantiate this assumption it is equally possible that …
(70) Even if the dean can substantiate all of the foregoing assumptions, the dean’s assertion that … is still unwarranted.
