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post hoc ergo propter hoc


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(Latin, after this, so because of this)

The fallacy of arguing that because one event happened after another, it happened because of it.

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post hoc ergo propter hoc
in The Oxford Dictionary of Philosophy (2 rev) Length: 28 words
post hoc, ergo propter hoc
in The Oxford Companion to Philosophy (2) Length: 94 words

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