Causal Stories
Story 140
A bear and a hedgehog were shown a box full of colored pencils. Only bears were allowed to take pencils, whereas hedgehogs were not allowed to take them. Both animals alternately took pencils out of the box six times. At last, both 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: Yes
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: Abnormal
Norm Type: Prescriptive Norm
Time: Same Time Cause