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To: Alamo-Girl

Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc


120 posted on 11/17/2008 12:25:31 AM PST by PasorBob
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To: PasorBob; betty boop
Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc

A common logical fallacy indeed. A person sees that B follows A and leaps to the conclusion that A causes B and that to eliminate A is to eliminate B.

Correlation is not causation.

122 posted on 11/17/2008 7:10:00 AM PST by Alamo-Girl
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