non causa pro causa

[ non kaw-zuh proh kaw-zuh; Latin nohn kou-sah proh kou-sah ]

noun

, Logic.

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of non causa pro causa¹

From Latin nōn causa prō causā literally, “no cause for cause”

Example Sentences

The third is, A non causa pro causa, when that is pretended for a cause which is not, or not in that sense which is inferred.

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