The false cause fallacy, also known as 'non causa pro causa', assumes that a later event was caused by an earlier event simply because it happened afterward. For example, the fact that there were no nuclear weapons before women got the vote does not mean women's suffrage caused the invention of nuclear weapons.
La falacia de falsa causa, también conocida como 'non causa pro causa', asume que un evento posterior fue causado por un evento anterior simplemente porque ocurrió después. Por ejemplo, el hecho de que no existieran armas nucleares antes de que las mujeres obtuvieran el voto no significa que el voto femenino causara la invención de las armas nucleares.
| Fallacy | false cause fallacy |
|---|---|
| Definition and Examples | non causa pro causa ("non-cause for cause" in Latin post hoc ergo propter hoc Latin for “It happened after, so it was caused by” (e.g., Jaime Cardinal Sin, Archbishop of Manila: “I know of … a 26-year-old who looks 60 because she takes [contraceptive] pills.” Or: Before women got the vote, there were no nuclear weapons) |
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