Post hoc ergo propter hoc

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30.3

A logical fallacy assuming that because one event happened after another, the first event must have caused the second.

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Logical fallacies people use in every argument that sound smart but are completely wrong Philosophy & Ethics

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30.3

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#9.4

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#5–#19

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