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POST HOC
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Dictionary entry overview: What does post hoc mean?
• POST HOC (noun)
The noun POST HOC has 1 sense:
1. the logical fallacy of believing that temporal succession implies a causal relation
Familiarity information: POST HOC used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The logical fallacy of believing that temporal succession implies a causal relation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
post hoc; post hoc ergo propter hoc
Hypernyms ("post hoc" is a kind of...):
logical fallacy (a fallacy in logical argumentation)
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