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post hoc
post hoc H0229100 (hŏk, hōk)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: grasping at reasons post hoc; a post hoc fallacy.
[Latin, short for post hoc, ergō propter hoc, after this, therefore because of this : post, after + hoc, neuter of hic, this.]post hoc (ˈpəʊst ˈhɒk) n (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]post hocA Latin phrase meaning after this, used to describe the fallacy of assuming a later event is caused by an earlier one.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | post hoc - the logical fallacy of believing that temporal succession implies a causal relationpost hoc ergo propter hoclogical fallacy - a fallacy in logical argumentation |
post hoc
post hoc (pōst hŏk) [L., “after this”] After the fact.post hoc
Synonyms for post hocnoun the logical fallacy of believing that temporal succession implies a causal relationSynonyms- post hoc ergo propter hoc
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