Post Hoc, Ergo Propter Hoc

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:logical_fallacy
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs correlation not causation
false cause
post hoc fallacy
gptkbp:category causal fallacy
gptkbp:describes mistakenly assuming that because one event follows another, the first caused the second
gptkbp:example Assuming that because the rooster crows before sunrise, the crowing causes the sun to rise.
gptkbp:language gptkb:Latin
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:scientific_research
gptkbp:relatedTo cum hoc ergo propter hoc
gptkbp:translatedInto after this, therefore because of this
gptkbp:usedIn argumentation
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Pilot_(The_West_Wing)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Post Hoc, Ergo Propter Hoc

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