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False Cause

Treats two things as causally connected without enough evidence that one really caused the other.

Definition

Treats two things as causally connected without enough evidence that one really caused the other.

Example
I wore my lucky jacket and then we won, so the jacket caused the victory.
Extended explanation

How to think about it:

Treats two things as causally connected without enough evidence that one really caused the other. 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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Other names you may see

Correlation Implies Causation
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