Chapter 20 New Flashcards
1
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The error of attributing a cause-and-effect relationship between two events that do not actually have such a relationship
A
false cause fallacy
2
Q
“After this, therefore because of this.” The (false cause) fallacy of assuming that event. A caused event B solely on the basis that B came after A.
A
Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc Fallacy
3
Q
“With this, therefore because of this.” The (false cause) fallacy of assuming that event A caused event B solely on the bases that the two events occur together.
A
Cum Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc