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post hoc ergo propter hoc
Latin forafter this, therefore because of this. It is one of the classical logical fallacies. Just because B happened after A does not mean that A necessarily caused B, e. g. you stroke a rabbit’s foot and then you find a coin on the floor of the laundromat, and presume stroking the rabbit foot caused your good fortune. Another example. Your child is sick; you pray; the child recovers. You presume the prayer was instrumental in healing the child.
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