Comment on What are some common everyday examples of this phenomenon? (see body)
threeduck@aussie.zone 6 months ago
“Specious reasoning” is all I can think of. That’s what Lisa Simpsons says when Homer thinks the Bear Patrol is working like a charm (because there’s not a bear in sight).
HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Sway_Chameleon@lemmy.world 6 months ago
It’s a logical fallacy called “post hoc, ergo propter hoc”. The assumption that an event is caused/prevented by something that preceded it.
Anti_Iridium@lemmy.world 6 months ago
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