This flashcard describes the 'post hoc, ergo propter hoc' fallacy, which is assuming that one thing caused another simply because it happened afterward. The provided example illustrates how an event can be wrongly linked to a cause based solely on temporal sequence.
Esta ficha describe la falacia 'post hoc, ergo propter hoc', que es asumir que una cosa causó otra simplemente porque ocurrió después. El ejemplo dado ilustra cómo se puede conectar erróneamente un evento con una causa basándose únicamente en la secuencia temporal.
| Fallacy | post hoc, ergo |
|---|---|
| Definition and Examples | 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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