non causa pro causa

[non kaw-zuh proh kaw-zuh; Lat. nohn kou-sah proh kou-sah]

noun Logic.

the fallacy of giving as a reason for a conclusion a proposition not actually relevant to that conclusion.

Origin:
< Latin nōn causa prō causā literally, no cause for cause

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Non causa pro causa has a plethora of syllables.

So is antidisestablishmentarianism. Does it mean:

opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England.

given to using long words.

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