post hoc
post hoc · post hocs
An instance of the post hoc ergō propter hoc fallacy, in which temporal order is…An instance of the post hoc ergō propter hoc fallacy, in which temporal order is confused with causation.
Meaning
1 sensesAn instance of the post hoc ergō propter hoc fallacy, in which temporal order is confused with causation.
More definitions
- the logical fallacy of believing that temporal succession implies a causal relation
Origin
From Latin post hoc ergō propter hoc.From Latin post hoc ergō propter hoc.
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Forms
plural: post hocsSynonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- the logical fallacy of believing that temporal succession implies a causal relation:post hoc ergo propter hoc
Word family
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