non causa pro causa
[ non kaw-zuhproh kaw-zuh; Latin nohn kou-sah proh kou-sah ]
nounLogic.
the fallacy of giving as a reason for a conclusion a proposition not actually relevant to that conclusion.
Origin of non causa pro causa
1From Latin nōn causa prō causā literally, “no cause for cause”
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How to use non causa pro causa in a sentence
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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