“ergo propter hoc”

The following 2 entries include the term ergo propter hoc.

cum hoc, ergo propter hoc

Latin phrase

: with this, therefore because of this compare post hoc, ergo propter hoc

post hoc, ergo propter hoc

Latin phrase

: after this, therefore because of this : because an event occurred first, it must have caused this later event used to describe a fallacious argument


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