non causa pro causa
[ non kaw-zuh proh kaw-zuh; Latin nohn kou-sah proh kou-sah ]
/ nɒn ˈkɔ zə proʊ ˈkɔ zə; Latin noʊn ˈkaʊ sɑ proʊ ˈkaʊ sɑ /
noun Logic.
the fallacy of giving as a reason for a conclusion a proposition not actually relevant to that conclusion.
Words nearby non causa pro causa
nomological, nomology, nomothetic, nomotopic, nomura, non causa pro causa, non compos, non compos mentis, non est, non grata, non licet
Origin of non causa pro causa
From the Latin word nōn causa prō causā literally, no cause for cause
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