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Title: The fallacy of concluding that some earlier event is the cause of some later event, when the two are ...
Post by: campbellfam07 on May 12, 2022

Question 1

The fallacy committed by an argument that takes two events that happen at the same time (but are not causally relate
◦ to be causally related is known as
◦ Non causa pro causa.
◦ Post hoc ergo propter hoc.
◦ Oversimplified cause.

Question 2

The fallacy of concluding that some earlier event is the cause of some later event, when the two are in fact not causally related is also known as
◦ Non causa pro causa.
◦ Post hoc ergo propter hoc.
◦ Oversimplified cause.

Title: The fallacy of concluding that some earlier event is the cause of some later event, when the two are ...
Post by: furthoh on May 12, 2022

Answer 1

Non causa pro causa.

Answer 2

Post hoc ergo propter hoc.

Title: Re: The fallacy of concluding that some earlier event is the cause of some later event, when the two
Post by: Ally Franz on Oct 13, 2022

thank you