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Informal fallacy Commonly Used Fallacy

False Cause & False Attribution

Treats two things as causally connected, or assigns credit or blame, without enough evidence.

Definition

Treats two things as causally connected, or assigns credit or blame, without enough evidence.

Example
The speaker credits one policy for economic recovery while ignoring the larger set of forces that changed at the same time.
Extended explanation

How to think about it:

Treats two things as causally connected, or assigns credit or blame, without enough evidence. In practice, the key question is whether the conclusion is supported by evidence and logic, or whether it depends on this reasoning shortcut instead.

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