non causa pro causa

American  

[non kaw-zuh proh kaw-zuh, nohn kou-sah proh kou-sah] / nɒn ˈkɔ zə proʊ ˈkɔ zə, noʊn ˈkaʊ sɑ proʊ ˈkaʊ sɑ /

noun

Logic.

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

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Etymology

Origin of non causa pro causa

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