post hoc
after this; afterward.
- Compare propter hoc.
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How to use post hoc in a sentence
You have intuitions first, and the reasoning for those intuitions comes post-hoc.
So my entire liberal arts education was an exercise in learning how different thinkers engaged in post-hoc rationalizing.
So if the eclipse passes, post hoc ergo propter hoc works just fine, thanks.
Even the Smart Guys Don’t Understand the Meltdown | David Rothkopf | October 7, 2008 | THE DAILY BEASTWe say now post hoc, ergo propter hoc; now propter hoc, ergo post hoc; shall we escape from this vicious circle?
The assumption was an illustration of the well-known fallacy: 'post hoc, ergo propter hoc.'
Assyria, Its Princes, Priests and People | A. H. (Archibald Henry) Sayce
post hoc, propter hoc and this silly old man has been held up to all ensuing ages as an absurdly simple old fellow.
England of My Heart--Spring | Edward HuttonThe distinction of post hoc and propter hoc, often lost sight of in modern as well as in ancient times.
Eryxias | An Imitator of Platopost hoc ergo propter hoc may be taken as a generic name for imperfect proof of causation from observed facts of succession.
Logic, Inductive and Deductive | William Minto
British Dictionary definitions for post hoc
/ (ˈpəʊst ˈhɒk) /
logic the fallacy of assuming that temporal succession is evidence of causal relation
Origin of post hoc
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