Michael hit a pedestrian, Meredith, with his car, and as a result, Meredith broke her hip in three places  Obviously, Michael is the cause of Meredith' s injury  In cases of a broken hip, 100 percent of people make a full recovery, as long as the injured party is younger than sixty  Meredith is 52 years old  Thus, Meredith will make a full recovery  Michael' s friend, Jim, a widget salesman, told Michael not to settle since Jim believes that Meredith was negligently crossing the street
Thus, Michael has chosen to fight Meredith in a protracted legal battle
it mistakes probability for certainty.