post hoc, er|go prop|ter hoc

post hoc, er|go prop|ter hoc
post hoc, er|go prop|ter hoc «POHST hok UR goh PROP tuhr hok»,
Latin. after this, therefore as a result of this (a phrase used to denote a common logical fallacy that what comes before an event must also be its cause).

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