Causation - Post Hoc - After, Because - fallacy Flashcards
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Sequence is not causation - just because events occur together one after the other is not sufficient to establish a causal relationship - similar to correlation is not causation - it is interesting to note that correlation is not causation however causation is always correlated…
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Casual fallacies are unique and different from many fallacies that are “don’t make this general thinking mistake” - causal fallacies instead are specifically about avoiding “mistakes associated with trying to establish causal relationships”
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Causal fallacies are still informal fallacies - contextual judgment determines the line between truth and falsity
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