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Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc

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

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post hoc
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Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hocs
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Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hocs'

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

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