1-C. The pencil is unrelated to passing the tests, but becomes a "lucky" pencil because of the coincidental connection.The pencil is unrelated to passing the tests, but becomes a "lucky" pencil because of the coincidental connection.
2-C. However, sometimes chance or coincidental events are mistaken for a pattern, like passing a series of tests using the same pencil every time.However, sometimes chance or coincidental events are mistaken for a pattern, like passing a series of tests using the same pencil every time.