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Post hoc ergo propter hoc (Latin: 'after this, therefore because of this') is an informal fallacy that states "Since event Y followed event X, event Y must have been caused by event X." It is a fallacy in which an event is presumed to have been caused by a closely preceding event merely on the grounds of temporal succession.
Eia ergo, advocata nostra, illos tuos misericordes oculos ad nos converte, et Jesum benedictum fructum ventris tuis nobis post hoc exilium ostende. Turn then, our advocate, your eyes of mercy towards us. And after this our exile show to us the blessed fruit of your womb, Jesus. 3 Soprano solo O clemens, o pia, o dulcis virgo Maria.
post hoc ergo propter hoc: after this, therefore because of this A logical fallacy that suggests that an action causes an effect simply because the action occurred before the effect. post mortem: after death Refers to an autopsy, or as a qualification as to when some event occurred. post mortem auctoris: after the author's death
post factum: after the fact: Not to be confused with ex post facto. post festum: after the feast: Too late, or after the fact post hoc ergo propter hoc: after this, therefore because of this: A logical fallacy where one assumes that one thing happening after another thing means that the first thing caused the second. post meridiem (p.m.) after ...
This fallacy is also known by the Latin phrase cum hoc ergo propter hoc ('with this, therefore because of this'). This differs from the fallacy known as post hoc ergo propter hoc ("after this, therefore because of this"), in which an event following another is seen as a necessary consequence of the former event, and from conflation , the errant ...
In 1976 the words of the first verse of the Salve Regina were used as a repeating theme in the song Oh What a Circus in the musical Evita, with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyrics by Tim Rice. [19] Salve Regina University, a U.S. university established by the Sisters of Mercy in 1934, was named in honor of the Salve Regina hymn and motto. [20]
Post hoc ergo propter hoc (Latin for 'after this, therefore because of this'; temporal sequence implies causation) – X happened, then Y happened; therefore X caused Y. [58] Wrong direction (reverse causation) – cause and effect are reversed. The cause is said to be the effect and vice versa. [59]
ex post: from after "Afterward", "after the event". Based on knowledge of the past. Measure of past performance ex post facto: from a thing done afterward: Said of a law with retroactive effect ex professo: from one declaring [an art or science] Or 'with due competence'. Said of the person who perfectly knows his art or science. Also used to ...