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POST HOC ERGO PROPTER HOC

Introduction and Formal Definition The Latin phrase Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc translates literally to “following this, therefore due to this.” This term names a fundamental type of logical fallacy, specifically a fallacy of questionable cause, where the mere temporal sequence of two events is erroneously taken as proof of a causal relationship. It is […]

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