post hoc

post hoc  (hk, hk)

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.

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[Latin, short for post hoc, erg propter hoc, after this, therefore because of this : post, after + hoc, neuter of hic, this.]

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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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post hoc - the logical fallacy of believing that temporal succession implies a causal relation post hoc ergo propter hoc logical fallacy - a fallacy in logical argumentation