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The '''questionable cause'''—also known as '''causal fallacy''', '''false cause''', or '''''non causa pro causa''''' ("non-cause for cause" in [[Latin]])—is a category of [[informal fallacy|informal fallacies]] in which a [[causality|cause]] is incorrectly identified. |
The '''questionable cause'''—also known as '''causal fallacy''', '''false cause''', or '''''non causa pro causa''''' ("non-cause for cause" in [[Latin]])—is a category of [[informal fallacy|informal fallacies]] in which a [[causality|cause]] is incorrectly identified. |
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The questionable cause—also known as causal fallacy, false cause, or non causa pro causa ("non-cause for cause" in Latin)—is a category of informal fallacies in which a cause is incorrectly identified.
For example: "Every time I go to sleep, the sun goes down. Therefore, my going to sleep causes the sun to set." The two events may coincide, but have no causal connection.[1]
Fallacies of questionable cause include:
- Circular cause and consequence[citation needed]
- Correlation implies causation (cum hoc, ergo propter hoc)
- Fallacy of the single cause
- Post hoc ergo propter hoc
- Regression fallacy
- Texas sharpshooter fallacy
- Jumping to conclusions
- Association fallacy
- Magical thinking
References
- ^ Bennett, Bo. "Questionable Cause". logicallyfallacious.com. Retrieved 2016-11-23.
External links
- Non causa pro causa in the Fallacy Files by Gary N. Curtis
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