false cause

noun

false cause

noun
1

Human sciences, Logic, Mathematics, Philosophy, Sciences Rhetoric The fallacy of stating as a cause what is not actually the cause; the fallacy of non causa pro causa.

Synonyms
non causa pro causa
Hyponyms
cum hoc ergo propter hoc, post hoc ergo propter hoc

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