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  2. Post hoc ergo propter hoc - Wikipedia

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    A logical fallacy of the questionable cause variety, it is subtly different from the fallacy cum hoc ergo propter hoc ('with this, therefore because of this'), in which two events occur simultaneously or the chronological ordering is insignificant or unknown. Post hoc is a logical fallacy in which one event seems to be the cause of a later ...

  3. Correlation does not imply causation - Wikipedia

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    This fallacy is also known by the Latin phrase cum hoc ergo propter hoc ('with this, therefore because of this'). This differs from the fallacy known as post hoc ergo propter hoc ("after this, therefore because of this"), in which an event following another is seen as a necessary consequence of the former event, and from conflation , the errant ...

  4. Fallacy - Wikipedia

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    The post hoc fallacy assumes that because B comes after A, A caused B. It gets its name from the Latin phrase " post hoc, ergo propter hoc ", which translates as "after this, therefore because of this".

  5. Propter hoc - Wikipedia

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    Propter hoc may refer to: Cum hoc ergo propter hoc (Latin: "with this, therefore because of this"), an informal fallacy suggesting that when two events happen together, one must cause the other Post hoc ergo propter hoc (Latin: "after this, therefore because of this"), an informal fallacy suggesting that when an event follows another event, the ...

  6. Post hoc - Wikipedia

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    Post hoc (sometimes written as post-hoc) is a Latin phrase, meaning "after this" or "after the event". Post hoc may refer to: Post hoc analysis or post hoc test, statistical analyses that were not specified before the data were seen; Post hoc theorizing, generating hypotheses based on data already observed

  7. Representativeness heuristic - Wikipedia

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    The regression (or regressive) fallacy is an informal fallacy. It assumes that something has returned to normal because of corrective actions taken while it was abnormal. This fails to account for natural fluctuations. It is frequently a special kind of the post hoc fallacy.

  8. Selection bias - Wikipedia

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    Post hoc alteration of data inclusion based on arbitrary or subjective reasons, including: Cherry picking , which actually is not selection bias, but confirmation bias , when specific subsets of data are chosen to support a conclusion (e.g. citing examples of plane crashes as evidence of airline flight being unsafe, while ignoring the far more ...

  9. Regression fallacy - Wikipedia

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    The regression (or regressive) fallacy is an informal fallacy. It assumes that something has returned to normal because of corrective actions taken while it was abnormal. This fails to account for natural fluctuations. It is frequently a special kind of the post hoc fallacy.