HyperDic: post_hoc_ergo_propter_hoc

English > 1 sense of the expression post hoc ergo propter hoc:
NOUNcognitionpost hoc ergo propter hoc, post hocthe logical fallacy of believing that temporal succession implies a causal relation
English > post hoc ergo propter hoc: 1 sense > noun 1, cognition
MeaningThe logical fallacy of believing that temporal succession implies a causal relation.
Synonympost hoc
Broaderlogical fallacyA fallacy in logical argumentation
Spanishpost hoc ergo propter hoc, post hoc
Catalanpost hoc ergo propter hoc, post hoc

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