Verse Nu25-02a discussing the seduction of Jewish men by the Midianite women states And Israel stayed in Shittim, and the people began to commit harlotry with the daughters of Moab. And they called the people to the sacrifices of their gods; and the people ate, and bowed down to their gods. The verse mentions harlotry and idolatry. Rashi explains the connection utilizing known world social patterns: Affairs are frequently coupled with religious preconditions. For example one partner may request outward social participation with their religious institutions. Here the request is not for a belief committment but rather for an external display so that the affair does not cause the severance of the person's religious ties. Hence if the Jewish men requested affairs the Midianite women most probably requested "appearance" in their religious temples and religious social events among their circle of friends. Here the request was not for belief but just for an external display. Nevertheless because of the severity of the idolatry sin the intent and goals is not relevant when considering punishment.

The above Rashi comment is based on real world facts. That is Rashi uses real world facts and patterns to supplement a possibly implied causality between the harlotry and idolatry mentioned in the Biblical text. Such a usage of real world facts to explain a plausible causal connection is classifed as a NonVerse method since the driving force of the inference is not textual but rather known social patterns.