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post hoc, ergo propter hoc
post hoc, ergo propter hoc definition
post· hoc, ergo prop·ter hoc (pōst′ häk′ er′gō präp′tər häk′)
after this, therefore because of this: used in logic to designate the fallacy of thinking that a happening which follows another must be its result, and sometimes clipped to post hoc
Etymology: L
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