The fallacy of the single cause (causal oversimplification) is the assumption that there is one simple cause for a complex outcome.
Der Trugschluss der einzigen Ursache (kausale Vereinfachung) ist die Annahme, dass es nur eine einzige Ursache für ein komplexes Ergebnis gibt.
| Fallacy | Fallacy of the single cause ("joint effect", or "causal oversimplification") Also: Assuming true things come in pairs." |
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| Definition and Examples | assuming that there is one simple cause of an outcome. |
Tags: fallacies, logic
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