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post hoc ergo propter hoc::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | post hoc |
| Type of | logical fallacy |
Examples of post hoc ergo propter hoc
post hoc ergo propter hoc
Analyses of such declines, including my last post, tend to be a bit post hoc ergo propter hoc, seizing on any plausible news item to explain the fall.
From the economist.com
That's a post hoc ergo propter hoc fallacy.
From the forbes.com
Do I smell a post hoc ergo propter hoc fallacy here?
From the scienceblogs.com
Post hoc, ergo propter hoc?
From the theatlantic.com
By contrast, the fallacy post hoc ergo propter hoc requires that one event occur before the other and so may be considered a type of cum hoc fallacy.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Post hoc ergo propter hoc seems to be the credo of all the parties, whether it is blaming Labour for widening inequality or Labour taking credit for falling rates of crime.
From the guardian.co.uk
Though IMO wrongly linked it to totalitarian systems of the past, post hoc ergo propter hoc mistake, as German fear of failure is independent from political situation, more primal so to say.
From the economist.com
