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Noun: post hoc ergo propter hoc
  1. The logical fallacy of believing that temporal succession implies a causal relation
    "The politician committed a post hoc ergo propter hoc fallacy by claiming the improved economy was due to his policies";
    - post hoc

Type of: logical fallacy

Encyclopedia: Post hoc ergo propter hoc