Question ID:PT41 S3 Q9 Passage:Phoebe:  There have been many reported sightings of strange glowing lights, but a number of these sightings have a straightforward, natural explanation. They occurred clustered in time and location around the epicenters of three earthquakes, and so were almost certainly earthquake lights, a form of ball lightning caused by stresses in the ground.Quincy:  I am skeptical that the association between the lights and the earthquakes is anything more than a coincidence.  The theory that ground stresses related to earthquakes can cause any kind of lightning is extremely speculative. Stem:In responding to Phoebe, Quincy Correct Answer Choice:CChoice A:takes a correlation to be a causal relation Choice B:challenges the accuracy of the data about sightings that Phoebe takes for granted Choice C:criticizes Phoebe's explanation as unsubstantiated Choice D:offers an explanation of the glowing lights different from Phoebe's Choice E:accuses Phoebe of introducing irrelevant information