post hoc, ergo propter hoc
after this, therefore because of it: a formula designating an error in logic that accepts as a cause something that merely occurred earlier in time.
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How to use post hoc, ergo propter hoc in a sentence
So if the eclipse passes, post hoc ergo propter hoc works just fine, thanks.
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Memorials of the Independent Churches in Northamptonshire | Thomas ColemanEgo enim, quando voluero, faciam ea satis summoneri propter mea dominica necessaria ad voluntatem meam.
According to him, an unjust law is not binding in conscience, nisi forte propter vitandum scandalum vel turbationem.
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