Question

false cause fallacy

Accepted Answer

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)

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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