False Causation

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Category: Logic

Foundational Lexiconconfusing timing with cause
Executive Parlancetemporal correlation error
Scholarly Discoursecausal sequence fallacy
Babel ZenithPost Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc
Origin: Latin
Pronunciation: /poʊst hɒk ˈɜːrɡoʊ ˈprɒptər hɒk/

Etymology & Meaning

Assuming that because B followed A, A caused B.

In the Boardroom

Attributing market gains to a policy change that actually had no effect.

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