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post hoc ergo propter hoc

/ˈpoʊst ˈhɒk ˈɜːrɡoʊ ˈprɒptər hɒk/

Traduction: Locution latine signifiant « après cela, donc à cause de cela ». Elle désigne un sophisme logique qui consiste à supposer que si un événement suit un autre, le premier est la cause du second.

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/ˈpoʊst ˈhɒk ˈɜːrɡoʊ ˈprɒptər hɒk/C2formalpolitical
  • frLocution latine signifiant « après cela, donc à cause de cela ». Elle désigne un sophisme logique qui consiste à supposer que si un événement suit un autre, le premier est la cause du second.

A Latin phrase meaning 'after this, therefore because of this.' It refers to a logical fallacy where it is assumed that because one event occurred after another, the first event caused the second.

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    A logical fallacy assuming that because one event occurred after another, it must have been caused by it.

    frPost hoc ergo propter hoc

    • Assuming the rooster's crow causes the sun to rise is a classic post hoc ergo propter hoc fallacy.
    • The politician argued that the new law caused the economic growth, but it was a case of post hoc ergo propter hoc.
    • Just because you wore your lucky socks and your team won doesn't mean the socks caused the victory; that's post hoc ergo propter hoc.