Post hoc ergo propter hoc (Latin for "after this therefore because of this")-
If one event happened before a second event, the first must be the cause of the second.
This fallacy is related to:
Ignoring a Common Cause
Correlation Does Not Imply Causation
Friday, January 16, 2009
Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc
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post hoc ergo propter hoc
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