The school kabaddi team must be picked. Masterji says take the 7 tallest children — tall teams…
The school kabaddi team must be picked. Masterji says take the 7 tallest children — tall teams always win. Last year's winning team was tall too. Knowing only this, is Masterji's method sound?
Who do you think is right? Pick one.
The answer: Cannot say from this alone
Why
Masterji has one true observation — last year's winners were tall — and it's fair to look at what worked before. But one example can't carry 'tall teams ALWAYS win'. Last year's team may have won for other reasons: more practice, better teamwork, quicker players. Height came ALONG WITH the win; that doesn't prove it CAUSED the win. And kabaddi rewards speed, grip and dodging as much as reach — the tallest aren't always the best raiders. One matching case is a hint to check, never a proven rule. Test: if the winning team also wore red, would 'always pick red' be a good rule? Same logic. You can't say from this alone: a single past example, and a trait that merely came with success, isn't enough to trust the method — you'd need to see it hold across many teams.
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