post hoc fallacy
Post hoc fallacy refers to the erroneous assumption that a causal relationship exists between two events solely because one event follows the other.
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Related Concepts (18)
- argumentative fallacies
- causal fallacies
- correlation vs causation
- error in reasoning
- false assumptions
- false cause fallacy
- false conclusions
- faulty arguments
- faulty reasoning
- invalid inferences
- invalid reasoning
- logical errors
- logical fallacies
- misleading conclusions
- mistaken cause
- problems with cause and effect reasoning
- specious reasoning
- texas sharpshooter fallacy
Similar Concepts
- ad hominem fallacy
- circular reasoning fallacy
- gambler's fallacy
- genetic fallacy
- hasty generalization fallacy
- logical fallacy
- planning fallacy
- post hoc ergo propter hoc
- post hoc reasoning
- regression fallacy
- slippery slope fallacy
- statistical fallacies
- statistical fallacy
- the hasty generalization fallacy
- tu quoque fallacy