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Mill's Method of Agreement

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State

If the cases where the effect occurs share exactly one factor, that factor is the candidate cause.

Show

Five sick diners, five different meals, one shared dish.

Watch for

"Exactly one shared factor" is an idealization — real cases share dozens. Agreement narrows the field; it doesn't close it.