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propter hoc
[ prawp-ter hawk; English prop-ter hok ]
adverb
, Latin.
- because of this.
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Example Sentences
So if the eclipse passes, post hoc ergo propter hoc works just fine, thanks.
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We say now post hoc, ergo propter hoc; now propter hoc, ergo post hoc; shall we escape from this vicious circle?
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The assumption was an illustration of the well-known fallacy: 'Post hoc, ergo propter hoc.'
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Post hoc, propter hoc and this silly old man has been held up to all ensuing ages as an absurdly simple old fellow.
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The distinction of post hoc and propter hoc, often lost sight of in modern as well as in ancient times.
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Post hoc ergo propter hoc may be taken as a generic name for imperfect proof of causation from observed facts of succession.
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