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post hoc ergo propter hoc

/ˈpoʊst ˈhɒk ˈɜːrɡoʊ ˈprɒptər hɒk/

翻译: 拉丁语短语,意为“在此之后,因此由于此”。指一种逻辑谬误:仅仅因为一件事发生在另一件事之后,就断定前者是后者的原因。

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/ˈpoʊst ˈhɒk ˈɜːrɡoʊ ˈprɒptər hɒk/C2formalpolitical
  • zh拉丁语短语,意为“在此之后,因此由于此”。指一种逻辑谬误:仅仅因为一件事发生在另一件事之后,就断定前者是后者的原因。

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.

  1. C2formal

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

    zh逻辑谬误

    • 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.