Causal Stories
Story 139
A bear and a hedgehog were shown a box full of colored pencils. Both hedgehogs and bears were allowed to take pencils. Both animals alternately took pencils out of the box six times. At last, the hedgehog and the bear came to the box and simultaneously took a pencil. A short time later, another animal, a polar bear, approached the box seeking a pencil to do its homework. However, there were no pencils left in the box. Polar bear cannot finish his homework.
Question
Did the hedgehog cause the problem?
Majority Answer: No
Answer distribution over 25 people:
Is Ambiguous: False
Factor
These are the factors and their attributes present in this story.
Action Omission: Action
Event Normality: Normal
Norm Type: Prescriptive Norm
Time: Same Time Cause