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"post hoc ergo propter hoc" refers to situations in which, because two things occur close together in time, an assumption is made that one causes the other.
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"post hoc ergo propter hoc" refers to situations in which, because two things occur close together in time, an assumption is made that one causes the other.

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True. However, just because two things occur close together in time does not mean that one causes the other. It is just an assumption called “post hoc ergo propter hoc”.
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