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post hoc, ergo propter hoc
foreign term post hoc, er·go prop·ter hoc \ˈpȯst-ˌhōk ˌer-gō-ˈprȯp-ter-ˌhōk\
Definition of POST HOC, ERGO PROPTER HOC
: after this, therefore on account of it (a fallacy of argument)ADVERTISEMENT
Origin of POST HOC, ERGO PROPTER HOC
Latin
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