Post hoc ergo propter hoc

The post hoc ergo propter hoc fallacy (post hoc fallacy) is a fallacy of the form: “Since the event Y followed the event X, then event Y must have been caused by event X.”

Post hoc ergo propter hoc is Latin for ‘after this, therefore because of this’.

“”Post hoc ergo propter hoc” is a Latin phrase that translates to “after this, therefore because of this” in English. It refers to a logical fallacy that occurs when someone assumes that because one event follows another, the first event must have caused the second one. In other words, it’s the assumption that correlation implies causation.

This fallacy overlooks other possible explanations for the observed relationship between two events and can lead to faulty reasoning. Just because one event happened after another doesn’t necessarily mean that the first event caused the second one. There could be other factors at play or a mere coincidence.

To avoid the post hoc fallacy, it’s important to consider alternative explanations and gather more evidence before concluding that a causal relationship exists based solely on the temporal sequence of events. Critical thinking and careful analysis are essential to avoid making erroneous conclusions.”

Pick Your Logical Fallacy:

Ad hominem	Bandwagon fallacy	Cherry Picking	False Analogy	Galileo Gambit
Appeal to Authority Fallacy	Burden of Proof Fallacy	Confirmation Bias	False Balance	Natural Fallacy
Appeal to ignorance	False Equivalence	Slippery Slope Fallacy	False Dilemma or Dichotomy	Non sequitur
Appeal to Novelty Fallacy	Special pleading logical fallacy	Straw Man	Tautology	Post hoc ergo propter hoc
Appeal to Tradition Fallacy	The Moving Goalpost	Wishful Thinking Fallacy	Shill Gambit	Ambiguity Fallacy
Post Hoc Fallacy	Shoehorning	Motivated reasoning	Causal Illusions	Cognitive Biases
It's Just a Theory	Tu quoque fallacy	‘It worked for me’ Fallacy	Argument by Analogy	Sunk Cost
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