post hoc (h k, h k)adv. & adj. In or of the form of an argument in which one event is asserted to be the cause of a later event simply by virtue of having happened earlier: coming to conclusions post hoc; post hoc reasoning. [Latin, short for post hoc, erg propter hoc, after this, therefore because of this : post, after + hoc, neuter of hic, this.] |
post hoc [ˈpəʊst ˈhɒk]
n
(Philosophy / Logic) Logic the fallacy of assuming that temporal succession is evidence of causal relation
[from Latin, short for Post hoc ergo propter hoc after this, therefore on account of this]
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| Noun | 1. | post hoc - the logical fallacy of believing that temporal succession implies a causal relation logical fallacy - a fallacy in logical argumentation |
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