POST HOC
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Post Hoc.
Post Hoc - as a noun
The logical fallacy of believing that temporal succession implies a causal relation
Synonyms (Exact Relations)
post hoc ergo propter hocExample Sentences
"He believed that because it rained after he washed his car, washing his car caused the rain, but this was a post hoc fallacy."
"She thought that eating an apple before bed caused her to have bad dreams, but this was just a post hoc assumption."
"After taking a new pain medication, he experienced headache the next day and blamed it on the medication, falling into the post hoc trap."
"The politician claimed that crime rates decreased because of his new policies, but this was a post hoc correlation with no real causation."
"He wore his lucky socks to the game and his team won, so he concluded that the socks brought luck, but this was just a post hoc superstition."
