POST HOC ERGO PROPTER HOC

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does post hoc ergo propter hoc mean? 

• POST HOC ERGO PROPTER HOC (noun)
  The noun POST HOC ERGO PROPTER HOC has 1 sense:

1. the logical fallacy of believing that temporal succession implies a causal relation

  Familiarity information: POST HOC ERGO PROPTER HOC used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• POST HOC ERGO PROPTER HOC (noun)

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 ergo propter hoc" is a kind of...):

logical fallacy (a fallacy in logical argumentation)