QUES:
I avoided giving a straight answer to the question.

What is a plausible cause?

ANS:
The question made me uncomfortable.


QUES:
The bartender refused to serve the patron.

What is a plausible cause?

ANS:
The patron was drunk.


QUES:
The flashlight was dead.

What is a plausible effect?

ANS:
I replaced the batteries.


QUES:
The man caught his shirtsleeve on the rungs of the fence.

What is a plausible effect?

ANS:

The sleeve ripped.